助手

zhùshǒu
noun HSK 5 #2,266

Meanings

  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper

Characters

Literally 'helping hand.'

Examples

HSK 2
Shǒujī yǐjīng chéng le wǒmen de shēnghuó zhùshǒu.
Phones have become our daily life assistants.
HSK 4
Tā shì jiàoshòu de zhùshǒu.
She is the professor's assistant.
HSK 4
Wǒ xūyào yīgè zhùshǒu bāng wǒ wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.
I need an assistant to help me complete this project.

Tips

usage
助手 (helper, usually informal or research context) vs 助理 (zhùlǐ, assistant, more formal/professional title). A lab 助手 vs a CEO's 助理.

Stroke Order

zhù
shǒu