妙手

miàoshǒu
noun #28,007

Meanings

  1. 1 highly skilled person
  2. 2 brilliant move (in chess or go)
  3. 3 miraculous hands (of a healer)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi yīshēng zhēnshì miàoshǒu, zhì hǎo le hěnduō yínán-zázhèng.
This doctor truly has miraculous skill, having cured many difficult illnesses.
HSK 7-9
Tā zài qípán shàng zǒu le yī bù miàoshǒu, ràng duìshǒu cuòshǒu-bùjí.
He made a brilliant move on the board that caught his opponent off guard.

Tips

usage
妙手 can refer to a person (a master craftsman or healer) or a brilliant action (a clever move in chess). The idiom 妙手回春 ('miraculous hands revive spring') is used to praise doctors who achieve seemingly impossible cures.

Stroke Order

miào
shǒu