手背 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bui3
- back of the hand
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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
背
- 背包 bēi bāo ㄅㄟ ㄅㄠ bui3 baau1 knapsack
- 背叛 bèi pàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄆㄢˋ bui3 bun6 to betray
- 背后 背後 bèi hòu ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ bui3 hau6 behind
- 背心 bèi xīn ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bui3 sam1 sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
- 背景 bèi jǐng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bui3 ging2 background; backdrop; context
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- 背着 背著 bēi zhe ㄅㄟ ˙ㄓㄜ bui3 zoek3 carrying on one's back
- 背诵 背誦 bèi sòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bui6 zung6 to recite
- 背面 bèi miàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bui3 min6 the back
- 违背 違背 wéi bèi ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˋ wai4 bui3 to go against
- 刀背 dāo bèi ㄉㄠ ㄅㄟˋ dou1 bui3 back of the knife
- 去背 qù bèi ㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ heoi3 bui3 (Tw) to remove the background from an image
- 向背 xiàng bèi ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ hoeng3 bui3 support or opposition; alignment with or against a person, group or cause
- 垫背 墊背 diàn bèi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ zin3 bui3 to serve as a sacrificial victim
- 仑背 崙背 Lún bèi ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄟˋ leon4 bui3 Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3 to hunch over
- 后背 後背 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bui3 the back (human anatomy)
- 捐背 juān bèi ㄐㄩㄢ ㄅㄟˋ gyun1 bui3 to die
- 捶背 chuí bèi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˋ ceoi4 bui3 to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
- 背债 揹債 bēi zhài ㄅㄟ ㄓㄞˋ bui3 zaai3 to be in debt
- 搭背 dā bèi ㄉㄚ ㄅㄟˋ daap3 bui3 harness pad (on draft animal)
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi ㄞ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄘㄚ ㄅㄟˋ aai1 gin1 caat3 bui3 (idiom) to be crowded together
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
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- 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ bui3 zeng2 lei4 hoeng1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
- 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 腹背受敌 腹背受敵 fù bèi shòu dí ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ fuk1 bui3 sau6 dik6 (idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear
- 腹背相亲 腹背相親 fù bèi xiāng qīn ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ fuk1 bui3 soeng1 can1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
- 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄚ ㄅㄟˋ ngau1 gin1 daap3 bui3 (idiom) arms around each other's shoulders
Example sentences
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大多数 大多數 人 其实 其實 认 認 不 出自 己 的 手背 。
Most people can't actually recognize the back of their hand.
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