巧手 qiǎo shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ haau2 sau2
- skillful hands
- dexterous
- a dab hand
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巧
- 乖巧 guāi qiǎo ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gwaai1 haau2 clever (child)
- 巧合 qiǎo hé ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ haau2 hap6 coincidence
- 巧妙 qiǎo miào ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ haau2 miu6 ingenious; clever
- 恰巧 qià qiǎo ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ hap1 haau2 by chance; as chance would have it
- 技巧 jì qiǎo ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gei6 haau2 skill
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- 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo ㄘㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ cau3 haau2 fortuitously
- 碰巧 pèng qiǎo ㄆㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pung3 haau2 by chance
- 灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 deft
- 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ haau2 hak1 lik6 (loanword) chocolate
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 不巧 bù qiǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ bat1 haau2 too bad
- 偏巧 piān qiǎo ㄆㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pin1 haau2 by coincidence
- 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gong1 haau2 by chance
- 取巧 qǔ qiǎo ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ceoi2 haau2 quick fix
- 可巧 kě qiǎo ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ho2 haau2 by happy coincidence
- 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ siu2 haau2 small and exquisite
- 巧了 qiǎo le ㄑㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ haau2 liu5 what a coincidence!
- 巧人 qiǎo rén ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ haau2 jan4 Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
- 巧匠 qiǎo jiàng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haau2 zoeng6 skilled workman
- 巧妇 巧婦 qiǎo fù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ haau2 fu5 clever wife
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
Idioms with these characters
- 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ haau2 sit3 jyu4 wong4 lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
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- 巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
- 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
- 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ siu2 haau2 ling4 lung4 (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
Example sentences
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我 祖母 是 个 個 园艺 園藝 巧手 。
My grandmother has a green thumb.
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