助手
zhù shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

助手
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zhù shǒu
  1. assistant
  2. helper

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]
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
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
互助
Hù zhù
  1. 1 Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
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
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
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
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
助力
zhù lì
  1. 1 a helping hand
  2. 2 help
  3. 3 assistance

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
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
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
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
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
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
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)

Sample Sentences

他果断地说：“那个助手就是凶手，而凶器已经彻底消失了！“
tā guǒduàn de shuō ：“nàge zhùshǒu jiùshì xiōngshǒu ，ér xiōngqì yǐjīng chèdǐ xiāoshī le ！“
Li declared, "That assistant is the murderer - and the murder weapon has already disappeared!"
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小尤马上向探长报告：“死者被发现裸体躺在浴室里，是个小老板，死因是腹部被刺中要害，估计是短刀之类的凶器。因为这个老板有早上到浴室泡澡的习惯，所以当时只有他和他的助手在浴室里。”
Xiǎo Yóu mǎshàng xiàng tànzhǎng bàogào ：“sǐzhě bèi fāxiàn luǒtǐ tǎng zài yùshì lǐ ，shì ge xiǎolǎobǎn ，sǐyīn shì fùbù bèi cìzhòng yàohài ，gūjì shì duǎndāo zhīlèi de xiōngqì 。yīnwèi zhè ge lǎobǎn yǒu zǎoshang dào yùshì pàozǎo de xíguàn ，suǒyǐ dāngshí zhǐyǒu tā hé tā de zhùshǒu zài yùshì lǐ 。”
Xiao You reported to the detective at once. “The deceased was discovered lying naked in the bath. He owns a small business. The cause of death is stabbing. He was stabbed in the abdomen in a vital location. I'd guess that the murder weapon was a small knife. Because this businessman was in the habit of coming to the bathhouse in the mornings, only he and his assistant were in the bath at the time."
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小尤说：“那个助手在事发后没有离开过，但感觉一直在隐瞒什么，嫌疑很大。可我们找遍了浴室，就是找不到凶器。”
Xiǎo Yóu shuō ：“nàge zhùshǒu zài shìfā hòu méiyǒu líkāi guo ，dàn gǎnjué yīzhí zài yǐnmán shénme ，xiányí hěn dà 。kě wǒmen zhǎo biàn le yùshì ，jiùshì zhǎobudào xiōngqì 。”
Xiao You said, "The assistant hasn't left since the crime occurred, but he appears to be hiding something. He's very suspicious. Although, we've looked all over the bathhouse and we can't find the murder weapon."
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李探长问：“有没有调查过那个助手？”
Lǐ tànzhǎng wèn ：“yǒumeiyǒu diàochá guo nàge zhùshǒu ？”
Detective Li asked, "Have you questioned the assistant?"
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小尤说：”据那位助手讲，热水瓶和茶杯是给老板泡茶用的。“
XiǎoYóu shuō ：”jù nà wèi zhùshǒu jiǎng ，rèshuǐpíng hé chábēi shì gěi lǎobǎn pàochá yòng de 。“
Xiao You said, "According to what the assistant said, the hot water bottle and the tea cup are for the boss's tea."
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