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手脚
手脚
(shǒu jiǎo): Hands and feet / Actions (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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3.
Character Breakdown
手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shǒu
手
hand
脚 • jiǎo • foot • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
jiǎo
脚
foot
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 手脚.
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
脚
脚步
jiǎo bù
footstep
脚印
jiǎo yìn
footprint
绊脚石
bàn jiǎo shí
Stumbling block
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
gesticulate / gesture wildly
脚踏实地
jiǎo tā shi dì
be down-to-earth
大脚
dà jiǎo
big foot
左脚
zuǒ jiǎo
left foot
扦脚
qiānjiǎo
to trim calluses on feet
4.
How to Use 手脚 in Sentences
Idiom
with
并用
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
bìng
并
yòng
用
neutral
use both hands and feet
Subject + Adjective
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
bīng
冰
liáng
凉
Verb + Object
with
做
zuò
做
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
informal
play tricks
5.
Example Sentences with 手脚
tā
他
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
hěn
很
kuài
快
,
neutral
cold hands and feet
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
má
麻
lì
利
informal
Spoken
nimble and quick
yī
一
huì
会
er
儿
jiù
就
zuò
做
wán
完
le
了
zuò
作
yè
业
。
He is quick with his hands and feet, finishing his homework in no time.
zài
在
zhèng
正
shì
式
tán
谈
pàn
判
zhōng
中
,
rèn
任
hé
何
duō
多
yú
余
de
的
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
dōu
都
kě
可
néng
能
pò
破
huài
坏
hé
合
zuò
作
fēn
氛
wéi
围
。
In formal negotiations, any unnecessary actions may disrupt the cooperative atmosphere.
zài
在
chú
厨
fáng
房
lǐ
里
,
mā
妈
ma
妈
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
má
麻
lì
利
dì
地
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
wǎn
晚
cān
餐
。
In the kitchen, Mom prepares dinner with nimble hands and feet.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
xū
需
yào
要
dà
大
jiā
家
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
bìng
并
yòng
用
,
cái
才
néng
能
àn
按
shí
时
wán
完
chéng
成
。
This project requires everyone to use both hands and feet to complete it on time.
wǒ
我
shǒu
手
jiǎo
脚
dōu
都
dòng
冻
jiāng
僵
le
了
,
kuài
快
ràng
让
wǒ
我
jìn
进
wū
屋
hē
喝
bēi
杯
rè
热
chá
茶
nuǎn
暖
huo
和
yí
一
xià
下
。
My hands and feet are frozen stiff; let me go inside quickly and have a cup of hot tea to warm up.