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手续

shǒu xù · shou xu

Traditional 手續

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 道 dào, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. procedure
  2. formalities
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Check-in time

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)办好(bànhǎo)登机(dēngjī)手续(shǒuxù)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you finished the boarding check-in?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)的(de)护照(hùzhào)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)。

    Not yet. My passport is missing.

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)护照(hùzhào)，手续(shǒuxù)办(bàn)不了(bùliǎo)。

    Without a passport, you can't do the formalities.

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，在(zài)我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)呢(ne)！

    Wait... it is in my hand!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)拿着(názhe)它(tā)！快(kuài)去(qù)办(bàn)手续(shǒuxù)吧(ba)。

    You held it all along! Go do the formalities.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

联(lián)合(hé)航(háng)空(kōng)公(gōng)司(sī)办(bàn)理(lǐ)登(dēng)机(jī)手(shǒu)续(xù)的(de)柜(guì)台(tái)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where is the United Airlines check-in counter?

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

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bú)按(àn)照(zhào)安(ān)全(quán)手(shǒu)续(xù)来(lái)的(de)话(huà)，你(nǐ)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)受(shòu)伤(shāng)的(de)。

You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

续
xù

to continue; to replenish

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