手欠

shǒuqiàn

adjective

Meanings

1 unable to keep one's hands off (something) (colloquial)
2 itchy-fingered
3 compulsively meddling

Characters

to owe; to lack (discipline)

Examples

我手欠，又点开了那条短视频。

Wǒ shǒuqiàn, yòu diǎnkāi le nà tiáo duǎn shìpín.

My fingers got the better of me — I clicked that short video again.

别手欠去碰那个按钮！

Bié shǒuqiàn qù pèng nàgè ànniǔ!

Don't go fiddling with that button!

Tips

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Internet/colloquial Beijing slang. 欠 here means ‘owing / lacking discipline’ — your hands ‘owe’ you self-control. Often self-deprecating: ‘I have itchy fingers, I shouldn't have touched/clicked that.’

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

欠 qiàn