手势

手勢

shǒushì

noun HSK 7-9 #7,419

Meanings

他做了一个手势让我过来。

Tā zuò le yīge shǒushì ràngwǒ guòlái.

He made a gesture for me to come over.

不同国家的手势含义不同。

Bùtóng guójiā de shǒushì hányì bùtóng.

Gestures have different meanings in different countries.

交警用手势指挥交通。

Jiāojǐng yòng shǒushì zhǐhuī jiāotōng.

Traffic police direct traffic with hand signals.

culture

Chinese number gestures for 1-10 can be shown with one hand — 六 (6) through 十 (10) have unique hand shapes not found in Western cultures.

手 shǒu

势 shì