The Chinese word for to shake hands is
握手
wò shǒuChinese Definition
Components | |
握 | |
1. to hold in the hand; to grip; to grasp | |
2. to control | |
3. Used in 握齪 | |
手 | |
1. hand | |
2. expert; master | |
高手 - master | |
3. -ist; -er | |
歌手 - singer | |
4. convenient; handy; portable | |
手機 - mobile phone | |
手冊 - handbook | |
5. handwritten | |
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling | |
7. (Mainland China Hokkien) | |
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general) | |
9. (finance) | |
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively. |
Translations for 手 and their definitions
握手 | |
1. v. to shake hands | |
我 與 他 握手 了。 - I shook hands with him. |
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