一手

yī shǒu

HSK 7freq #7866

Meanings

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yī shǒu

1.a skill
2.mastery of a trade
3.by oneself
4.without outside help

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Wiktionary

1.single-handedly; all by oneself; all alone
2.proficiency; skill
3.trick; move
4.firsthand

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Stroke order

Components

一㇐

手㇒扌

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

Example sentences

给我们弹一手。
Play us a tune.
我爸爸能做一手好菜，我很自豪。
I'm proud that my father is a good cook.

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Derived terms

一手一足一手交錢，一手交貨 / 一手交钱，一手交货一手包攬一手包揽一手包辦一手包办一手托兩家一手托两家一手承運一手承运一手提拔一手遮天一手難掩天下人耳目一手难掩天下人耳目有一手留一手露一手

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Related words

第一手 first-hand 露一手 to show off one's abilities 有一手 to have a skill 留一手 to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)一手遮天 lit. to hide the sky with one hand 一手包办 to take care of a matter all by oneself 一手交钱，一手交货 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)