右手

yòushǒu

noun #4,337

Measure Word

一只右手 zhī

Meanings

1 right hand

Characters

right (direction)

Examples

HSK 1

他用右手写字。

Tā yòng yòushǒu xiězì.

He writes with his right hand.

HSK 2

请举起你的右手。

Qǐng jǔqǐ nǐ de yòushǒu.

Please raise your right hand.

Tips

usage

右手 can also figuratively mean 'right-hand man' (得力助手), though this metaphor is less common in Chinese than in English.

Stroke Order

右 yòu

手 shǒu