猎手

獵手

lièshǒu

noun #9,603

Measure Word

一个猎手 gè

Meanings

1 hunter
2 huntsman

Characters

hand; person skilled at something

Examples

他是村里最好的猎手。

Tā shì cūnlǐ zuìhǎo de lièshǒu.

He is the best hunter in the village.

猎手在森林里等待猎物。

Lièshǒu zài sēnlín lǐ děngdài lièwù.

The hunter waited for prey in the forest.

Tips

usage

猎手 sounds more literary/heroic than 猎人 (lièrén, hunter). 猎人 is the everyday word; 猎手 implies skill and is often used in fiction and figurative speech (e.g. 赏金猎手, bounty hunter).

Stroke Order

猎 liè

手 shǒu