手势

手勢
shǒushì
noun HSK 7-9 #7,419

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Tā zuò le yīgè shǒushì ràngwǒ guòlái.
He made a gesture for me to come over.
HSK 4
Bùtóng guójiā de shǒushì hányì bùtóng.
Gestures have different meanings in different countries.
HSK 4
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 - (6) through (10) have unique hand shapes not found in Western cultures.

Stroke Order

shǒu
shì