手头

手头手頭 shǒu tóu ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ sau2 tau4 HSK 7-9

  • on hand
  • at hand
  • one's financial situation

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 手 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 你现在手头儿有钱吗?先借我点儿。 Do you have cash on you now? Could you lend me some?
  • 有时我吸烟只是因为要给我手头点事做。 Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
  • 我们没有足够的时间来完成手头的工作。 We didn't have enough time to finish what we were doing.
  • 他的書銷路不好,所以現在手頭十分拮据。 He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.

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