抢手

搶手

qiǎngshǒu

adjective #16,622

Meanings

1 popular
2 in great demand
3 sought-after

Characters

Literally 'grab-hand' — so popular everyone reaches out to grab it.

Examples

这款手机非常抢手。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī fēicháng qiǎngshǒu.

This phone model is very popular.

会说中文的人才越来越抢手。

Huì shuō Zhōngwén de réncái yuè lái yuè qiǎngshǒu.

Talent who can speak Chinese is increasingly sought-after.

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usage

抢手 implies something is so popular that people compete for it. It's stronger than 受欢迎 (popular/well-received).

Stroke Order

抢 qiǎng

手 shǒu