手艺
shǒu yì
Pinyin

Definition

手艺
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shǒu yì
  1. craftmanship
  2. workmanship
  3. handicraft
  4. trade

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

回答正确。徐玲，你就是这期“天下美食”的美食状元。恭喜！听说你做菜的手艺也是炉火纯青。张明辉，很遗憾，下次再努力！
huídá zhèngquè 。Xú Líng ，nǐ jiùshì zhèqī “tiānxiàměishí ”de měishí zhuàngyuán 。gōngxǐ ！tīngshuō nǐ zuòcài de shǒuyì yě shì lúhuǒchúnqīng 。Zhāng Mínghuī ，hěn yíhàn ，xiàcì zài nǔlì ！
That's the right answer. Xu Ling, you're the top of the class in world cuisine. Congratulations! I hear you are quite the chef too. Zhang Minghui, what a shame, maybe you'll do better next time!
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我们师傅的手艺是一流的。最近太忙了，所以做得不好。实在对不起！这次，我一定让他用心做。你们放一万个心！　
wǒmen shīfu de shǒuyì shì yīliú de 。zuìjìn tàimáng le ，suǒyǐ zuò de bù hǎo 。shízài duìbuqǐ ！zhècì ，wǒ yīdìng ràng tā yòngxīn zuò 。nǐmen fàng yī wàn ge xīn ！　
Our master tailor's skill is top-notch. Lately he's been too busy, so he made them badly. I'm really sorry. This time, I'll definitely have him make them carefully. Don't worry a bit!
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来来来，上菜上菜咯，最后一个菜，都上齐啦！大家赶紧的，开动吧，尝尝我的手艺。
lái lái lái ，shàng cài shàng cài lo ，zuìhòu yī gè cài ，dōu shàng qí la ！dàjiā gǎnjǐn de ，kāidòng ba ，chángchang wǒ de shǒuyì 。
Come, come, here's the food, here's the last dish. That's everything now! Everyone hurry up and tuck in. Taste my cooking.
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哎呀，老白你懂什么呀？拍照要抓角度的好吧，不然怎么完美呈现你的手艺嘛。
āiyā ，lǎo Bái nǐ dǒng shénme ya ？pāizhào yào zhuā jiǎodù de hǎoba ，bùrán zěnme wánměi chéngxiàn nǐ de shǒuyì ma 。
Agh, what do you know, Laobai? You have to get the right angle when you're taking photographs, otherwise how can I showcase your skill to the fullest extent?
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真是太不可思议啦，快快，带我去吃大闸蟹配黄酒，我迫不及待想去学学这门“手艺”啦。
zhēn shì tài bùkěsīyì la ，kuàikuài ，dài wǒ qù chī dàzháxiè pèi huángjiǔ ，wǒ pòbùjídài xiǎngqù xué xue zhè mén “shǒuyì ”la 。
That's amazing. Quickly, bring me to eat Chinese mitten crabs with huangjiu. I can't wait to go and learn this skill.
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吃饭喽，大家快来尝尝我的手艺，今天中午我们吃重庆特色菜，酸菜鱼。
chīfàn lou ，dàjiā kuài lái chángchang wǒ de shǒuyì ，jīntiān zhōngwǔ wǒmen chī Chóngqìng tèsè cài ，suāncài yú 。
Time to eat, come everyone and taste my cooking. For lunch today we're having a Chongqing specialty, fried fish with pickled cabbage.
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好啊，待会儿也让你尝尝我的手艺。
hǎo a ，dāihuǐr yě ràng nǐ cháng chang wǒ de shǒuyì 。
OK. In a little while I’ll have you try out some of my handiwork too!
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