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手动
(shǒu dòng): Manual / Hand-operated (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shǒu
手
hand
动 • dòng • to move, to act, to change • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
dòng
动
to move, to act, to change
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 手动.
Words with
手
手机
shǒu jī
mobile phone
手表
shǒu biǎo
watch
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilets; washroom
歌手
gē shǒu
singer
二手
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
分手
fēn shǒu
part company; say good-bye; separate
对手
duì shǒu
opponent; adversary; rival
手套
shǒu tào
gloves
Words with
动
运动
yùn dòng
sport
动物
dòng wù
animals
动物园
dòng wù yuán
zoo
运动会
yùn dòng huì
sports competition
运动员
yùn dòng yuán
athlete
动作
dòng zuò
movement
动车
dòng chē
high-speed train; bullet train
感动
gǎn dòng
move (emotionally)
4.
How to Use 手动 in Sentences
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
5.
Example Sentences with 手动
wǒ
我
shǒu
手
dòng
动
kāi
开
mén
门
。
neutral
manual mode
shǒu
手
dòng
动
dǎng
挡
neutral
manual transmission
shǒu
手
dòng
动
cāo
操
zuò
作
neutral
manual operation
I open the door manually.
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
zhuàn
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.