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手势

shǒu shì · shou shi

Traditional 手勢

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. gesture; sign; signal
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In a conversation

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Talking with gestures

  1. Dengdeng

    这儿(zhèr)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)听不见(tīngbujiàn)。

    It is too noisy here. I cannot hear.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)手势(shǒushì)说话(shuōhuà)吧(ba)。

    Then let us talk with gestures.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！这个(zhège)手势(shǒushì)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    OK! What does this gesture mean?

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)手势(shǒushì)的(de)意思(yìsi)是(shì)，我(wǒ)饿(è)了(le)。

    This gesture means: I am hungry.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)饿(è)了(le)，我的(wǒde)手势(shǒushì)是(shì)，再来(zàilái)两块(liǎngkuài)蛋挞(dàntà)！

    I am hungry too. My gesture is: two more egg tarts!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)她(tā)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)手(shǒu)势(shì)，叫(jiào)她(tā)坐(zuò)下(xià)。

I motioned for her to sit down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)看(kàn)不(bu)懂(dǒng)的(de)手(shǒu)势(shì)。

She gave me a hand gesture I didn't understand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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