Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

手动 (shǒu dòng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0 — Current Exam

Learn & Practice

Worksheet GeneratorCreate practice sheets for free

Learning Essentials

Home
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9
手动

手动 (shǒu dòng): Manual / Hand-operated (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 手动.

Stroke order animation for 手动

326 learners have practiced this word

Practice writing 手动 (shǒu dòng) with a free printable worksheet

HSK 3.0 — New Syllabus

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

HSK FlashcardsSRS review for HSK vocabulary

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

Download Worksheet

Download

2.

Character Breakdown

手动 consists of 2 characters.

to move, to act, to change

Word Info

Pinyinshǒu dòng

MeaningManual / Hand-operated

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word手动

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 手动.

Words with 手

手机shǒu jīHSK 2
手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
歌手gē shǒuHSK 4
二手èr shǒuHSK 5
分手fēn shǒuHSK 5
对手duì shǒuHSK 5
手套shǒu tàoHSK 5

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngHSK 2
动物dòng wùHSK 3
动物园dòng wù yuánHSK 3
运动会yùn dòng huìHSK 3
运动员yùn dòng yuánHSK 3
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
动车dòng chēHSK 4

感动

gǎn dòng

HSK 4

3.

How to Use 手动 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 手动 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

shǒu手

dòng动

shū输

rù入

neutral

manual input

shǒu手

dòng动

tiáo调

jié节

neutral

manual adjustment

Adjective + Noun

shǒu手

dòng动

mó模

shì式

neutral

manual mode

4.

Example Sentences with 手动

wǒ我

shǒu手

dòng动

kāi开

mén门

。

I open the door manually.

shǒu手

dòng动

dǎng挡

neutral

manual transmission

shǒu手

dòng动

cāo操

zuò作

neutral

manual operation

zhè这

kuǎn款

xiàng相

jī机

de的

shǒu手

dòng动

mó模

shì式

yǔn允

xǔ许

shè摄

yǐng影

shī师

jīng精

xì细

tiáo调

zhěng整

bào曝

guāng光

cān参

shù数

。

The manual mode of this camera allows photographers to finely adjust exposure parameters.

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhè这

ge个

fá阀

mén门

bì必

xū须

shǒu手

dòng动

guān关

bì闭

，

ér而

bù不

néng能

yuǎn远

chéng程

cāo操

zuò作

ne呢

？

Why must this valve be closed manually instead of being operated remotely?

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

jù具

xū需

yào要

shǒu手

dòng动

shàng上

fā发

tiáo条

cái才

néng能

zhuǎn转

dòng动

。

This toy needs to be wound manually to move.

suī虽

rán然

guò过

chéng程

fán繁

suǒ琐

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

jiān坚

chí持

shǒu手

dòng动

hé核

duì对

měi每

yí一

fèn份

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

。

Although the process is tedious, we insist on manually checking every important document.

zài在

jǐn紧

jí急

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

shǒu手

dòng动

qǐ启

dòng动

bèi备

yòng用

diàn电

yuán源

shì是

zuì最

hòu后

de的

ān安

quán全

bǎo保

zhàng障

。

In an emergency, manually activating the backup power supply is the final safety guarantee.

yóu由

yú于

zì自

dòng动

xì系

tǒng统

gù故

zhàng障

，

wǒ我

men们

bù不

dé得

bù不

shǒu手

dòng动

shū输

rù入

suǒ所

yǒu有

shù数

jù据

。

Due to the automatic system failure, we had to enter all the data manually.

zhè这

ge个

gōng功

néng能

bìng并

fēi非

wán完

quán全

zì自

dòng动

，

réng仍

xū需

yòng用

hù户

shǒu手

dòng动

què确

rèn认

cái才

néng能

shēng生

xiào效

。

This function is not fully automatic; it still requires manual confirmation from the user to take effect.