亲手
qīn shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

亲手
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qīn shǒu
  1. personally
  2. with one's own hands

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
人手
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
凶手
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
入手
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
出手
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
到手
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
动手
dòng shǒu
  1. 1 to set about (a task)
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to punch
  4. 4 to touch
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
射手
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker
对手
duì shǒu
  1. 1 opponent
  2. 2 rival
  3. 3 competitor
  4. 4 (well-matched) adversary
  5. 5 match

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
  1. 1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
  2. 2 wasteful
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
  1. 1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
  2. 2 there is always sth more to learn
  3. 3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
  4. 4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.

Sample Sentences

什么花盆？这是茶碗。我跟我老婆上个月去上了一堂手拉胚的课，这可是我亲手创作出来的陶碗呢！
shénme huāpén ？zhè shì cháwǎn 。wǒ gēn wǒ lǎopó shànggèyuè qù shàng le yī táng shǒulāpēi de kè ，zhè kěshì wǒ qīnshǒu chuàngzuò chūlái de táowǎn ne ！
What vase? That’s a teacup. I went last month to a pottery class with my wife, and this is a clay cup I made with my very own hands!
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是，是，是！再加上是你亲手挑的，送到拍卖会上价格都得再翻两翻！
shì ，shì ，shì ！zài jiāshang shì nǐ qīnshǒu tiāo de ，sòngdào pāimài huì shàng jiàgé dōu děi zài fān liǎng fān ！
Yes, yes, yes! It's also hand selected by you, if you sell it at auction the price will rocket!
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这个就是说我们生活在城市里的孩子可能不太接触这些农活，然后就理所当然地认为这些劳动成果来得很简单，然后你真的自己亲手去做一下的时候，就会发现了，啊，其实农民伯伯他们真的是非常地辛苦。好的，那么还有什么对学农的一些感想吗？或者说最有趣的经历啊 ……
zhège jiùshìshuō wǒmen shēnghuó zài chéngshì lǐ de háizi kěnéng bùtài jiēchù zhèxiē nónghuó ，ránhòu jiù lǐsuǒdāngrán de rènwéi zhèxiē láodòng chéngguǒ lái de hěn jiǎndān ，ránhòu nǐ zhēnde zìjǐ qīnshǒu qù zuò yīxià de shíhou ，jiù huì fāxiàn le ，a ，qíshí nóngmín bóbo tāmen zhēnde shì fēicháng de xīnkǔ 。hǎo de ，nàme hái yǒu shénme duì xuénóng de yīxiē gǎnxiǎng ma ？huòzhěshuō zuì yǒuqù de jīnglì a ……
You're saying that children who live in the city maybe don't really come into contact with this kind of farm work, and take it for granted that this kind of work is really easy. And that when you really have to go and experience it first-hand, you will find that actually, the farmers have a very hard job. All right, do you have more thoughts on experiencing farming life? Or could you tell us your most interesting experience?
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嗯，我觉得蛮需要的。因为学了农以后呢我可以看到这个桔子是怎么长出来的，然后也就知道这个桔子装箱怎么样，怎么去采摘，其实以前没看到过不知道，以为很简单，只要摘下来然后包装就行，其实没有那么简单，很多很细小的地方还是需要你亲手去尝试的，才能感觉得到，所以，至少我觉得可以感受一下那种“粒粒皆辛苦”这种感觉。
ng4 ，wǒ juéde mán xūyào de 。yīnwèi xué le nóng yǐhòu ne wǒ kěyǐ kàndào zhège júzi shì zěnme zhǎng chūlai de ，ránhòu yějiù zhīdào zhège júzi zhuāngxiāng zěnmeyàng ，zěnme qù cǎizhāi ，qíshí yǐqián méi kàndào guo bù zhīdào ，yǐwéi hěn jiǎndān ，zhǐyào zhāixiàlái ránhòu bāozhuāng jiù xíng ，qíshí méiyǒu nàme jiǎndān ，hěn duō hěn xìxiǎo de dìfang háishì xūyào nǐ qīnshǒu qù chángshì de ，cáinéng gǎnjué de dào ，suǒyǐ ，zhìshǎo wǒ juéde kěyǐ gǎnshòu yīxià nàzhǒng “lìlì jiē xīnkǔ ”zhèzhǒng gǎnjué 。
Uh-huh, I think it's quite necessary. Because after studying about agriculture I could see where a tangerine came from, and could see how they were packed, how to pick them. Actually, I had never seen that before, so I didn't know. I thought it was very simple--just pick them, package them and that's it. But actually, it's not that easy. There are a lot of very fine matters that you need to go and experience for yourself, in order to be able to understand. So, at least, I think I experienced, for a while, the feeling behind the saying: ``Every single grain is the fruit of hard work."
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