人手
rén shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

人手
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rén shǒu
  1. manpower
  2. staff
  3. human hand

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
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]
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
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
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
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
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
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
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
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)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]

Sample Sentences

我懂我懂，那种拿人手短、吃人嘴软的心情。明明是两个人的家，明明家庭主妇也是有付出的，但每次拿钱就觉得自己像个要饭的似的。
wǒ dǒng wǒ dǒng ，nàzhǒng ná rénshǒu duǎn 、chī rén zuǐruǎn de xīnqíng 。míngmíng shì liǎng ge rén de jiā ，míngmíng jiātíngzhǔfù yě shì yǒu fùchū de ，dàn měicì ná qián jiù juéde zìjǐ xiàng ge yàofàn de shìde 。
I understand, I understand! That feeling of living on someone else’s generosity. It’s clearly the home of both people, and clearly housewives also make a contribution, but every time you take money from him, you feel like you’re a beggar.
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不是这样的，实在是因为小店人手有限，目前没有安排送餐员。
búshi zhèyàng de ，shízài shì yīnwèi xiǎodiàn rénshǒu yǒuxiàn ，mùqián méiyǒu ānpái sòng cān yuán 。
It’s not like this. We have limited staff and at the moment we do not have a delivery team.
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最近财务部人手少……
zuìjìn cáiwùbù rénshǒu shǎo ……
Recently, we are short staffed in the financial department......
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妈的处理一个女人要多少人手啊！哎，我也没想到公安局前几天突然换了领导，新官上任三把火，这次麻烦大了。不过，你小子千万记住，别说漏了嘴，把我的身份给捅出去。
māde chǔlǐ yī ge nǚrén yào duōshao rénshǒu a ！āi ，wǒ yě méi xiǎngdào gōng\'ānjú qiánjǐtiān tūrán huàn le lǐngdǎo ，xīnguān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ ，zhècì máfan dà le 。bùguò ，nǐ xiǎozi qiānwàn jìzhu ，bié shuō lòu le zuǐ ，bǎ wǒ de shēnfèn gěi tǒng chūqù 。
Dammit, how much manpower does it take to take care of one woman?! Agh, I didn't know the Public Security Bureau would suddenly change leaders either. A new official has taken up post and is making his presence known. It's been a lot of trouble. But, you must absolutely remember, don't go running your mouth and let my identity slip.
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魏导，最近风声很紧啊。咱们那几个夜总会最近被公安抄了个底儿朝天，还有一些酒吧和地下赌场也遭了殃，人手不够啊。
Wèi dǎo ，zuìjìn fēngshēng hěn jǐn a 。zánmen nà jǐ ge yèzǒnghuì zuìjìn bèi gōng ān chāo le ge dǐr cháo tiān ，hái yǒu yīxiē jiǔbā hé dìxià dǔchǎng yě zāo le yāng ，rénshǒu bùgòu a 。
Mr. Wei, the reports lately haven't been good. Public Security searched a few of our night clubs and tore the places apart. They also made a mess of some of our bars and underground gambling clubs. We don't have enough manpower.
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