Noungesture; sign; signal

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 手势.
手 stroke order svg
势 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

手势 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 手势 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 手势 with other words naturally.
Noun + Noun
shǒu
shì
neutral
gesture password
shǒu
shì
yán
neutral
sign language
Measure Word + Nounwith
shǒu
shì
neutral
a gesture
Verb + Objectwith
shǒu
shì
neutral
make a gesture
Noun + Verbwith识别
shǒu
shì
shí
bié
formal
gesture recognition

Example Sentences with 手势

yòng
shǒu
shì
gào
ān
jìng
He used a gesture to tell me to be quiet.
zài
kuà
wén
huà
tán
pàn
zhōng
dāng
de
shǒu
shì
néng
dǎo
zhì
yán
zhòng
de
jiě
In cross-cultural negotiations, an inappropriate gesture can lead to serious misunderstandings.
gāng
cái
ge
shǒu
shì
shì
shén
me
shì
zài
àn
shì
kāi
ma
What did that gesture you just made mean? Was it hinting for me to leave?
zài
cáo
de
cān
tīng
men
jīng
cháng
yòng
shǒu
shì
jiāo
liú
In noisy restaurants, we often communicate with gestures.
bìng
méi
yǒu
zuò
chū
rèn
shǒu
shì
zhǐ
shì
jìng
jìng
zhàn
zài
guān
chá
He didn't make any gestures; he just stood there quietly observing.
wèi
le
què
bǎo
gōu
tōng
shùn
chàng
men
shì
xiān
yuē
dìng
le
tào
jiǎn
dān
míng
le
de
shǒu
shì
To ensure smooth communication, they agreed on a set of simple and clear gestures in advance.
tóng
de
wén
huà
zhōng
xiāng
tóng
de
shǒu
shì
néng
dài
biǎo
wán
quán
xiāng
fǎn
de
si
In different cultures, the same gesture may represent completely opposite meanings.
zài
pài
duì
shàng
yòng
wēi
miào
de
shǒu
shì
shì
guò
jiā
men
de
tán
huà
At the party, she used a subtle gesture to signal for me to go over and join their conversation.