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手势

手勢
shǒushì
noun HSK 7 #7,419

Meanings

  1. 1 gesture; hand signal
  2. 2 sign (made with hands)

Examples

他做了一个手势让我过来。
Tā zuò le yī ge shǒushì ràng wǒ 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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu
势 shì