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握手 wòshǒu

握手 wòshǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 握手 wòshǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wòshǒu | wo4 shou3
English translation
to shake hands

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Traditional form

握手 wòshǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 握手 wòshǒu

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌屋

Number of Strokes

12
shǒu

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand with five fingers.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 握手 wòshǒu

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le 握手 wòshǒu , 跟着 gēn zhe lèng le 一下 yīxià cái 过去 guòqu wěn 母亲 mǔqīn .

I gave him my hand. After a moment of suspense, I went and kissed my mother.

wéi , 你们 nǐ men liǎ lǎo shì 争吵 zhēng chǎo . 要么 yào me 握手言和,要么 yào me 决裂 jué liè suàn le .

Look here, you two , you're always at loggerheads. Mend it or end it.

那种 nà zhǒng 病毒 bìngdú 不会 bù huì 通过 tōngguò 接触 jiēchù huò 握手 wòshǒu 传染 chuánrǎn .

The virus is not passed on through touching or shaking hands.

yòu shì 握手 wòshǒu 又是 pāi bēi xiàng 政客 zhèng kè yàng 屋子 wūzi de rén dōu 笼络 lǒng luò le 一番

He worked the room like a politician, gripping hands, and slapping backs.

Xiàng 表示祝贺 bìng zǒu 过去 guòqu 握手 wòshǒu

I said congratulations and walked over to him and shook his hand.

握手 wòshǒu Decomposition

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握手 wòshǒu Compounds

See all 49 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 握手 wòshǒu in their composition.

    • shǒu
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      • zhǎng
        • chēng , chēng , , ,
      • quán
      • pān
      • luán
      • qíng , Zhì , luán , bāi , chè , , , qiè , bāi , zhì , , qiān , , yán , jiū , , niè , , piē , lǎn , chǒu , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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