手脚

手腳

shǒujiǎo

noun HSK 7 #5,666

Meanings

1 hands and feet
2 underhanded tricks; secret manipulation

Characters

Examples

天冷了，手脚都冰凉的。

Tiān lěng le, shǒujiǎo dōu bīngliáng de.

It's gotten cold, my hands and feet are freezing.

他在账目上动了手脚。

Tā zài zhàngmù shàng dòng le shǒujiǎo.

He tampered with the accounts.

她手脚麻利，很快就做完了。

Tā shǒujiǎo málì, hěn kuài jiù zuòwán le.

She's quick with her hands, and finished in no time.

Tips

usage

动手脚 (dòng shǒujiǎo) means to tamper with or secretly manipulate something. 手脚麻利 means nimble and efficient. The figurative meanings are used as commonly as the literal one.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

脚 jiǎo