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顺手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

顺手 Usage and Examples

on the way

while you're at it

handy

easy to use

他把那篇文章顺手丢进了抽屉。

He chucked the paper in a drawer.

她常从工作单位顺手牵羊拿走邮票。

She regularly pilfered stamps from work.

The characters in 顺手

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
顺
shùn9to go with the flow
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

More words starting with 顺

  • shùn顺zhī之zhě者xīng兴nì逆zhī之zhě者wáng亡Those who comply prosper, those who resist perish., Comply and prosper, resist and perish.
  • shùn顺zhī之zhě者chéng成nì逆zhī之zhě者bài败Comply and succeed, resist and fail., Those who follow the trend prosper, those who defy it perish.
  • shùn顺zhī之zhě者chāng昌Conform and prosper., Those who comply prosper.
  • shùn顺chǎn产natural birth, vaginal birth
  • shùn顺rén人zhě者chāng昌Those who follow the people prosper., Go with the flow, prosper.
  • shùn顺cóng从Obedience, Submissive
  • shùn顺biàn便on the way, by the way
  • shùn顺qí其zì自rán然de地naturally, organically
  • shùn顺lì利smoothly, successfully
  • shùn顺lì利shàng上shì市successfully listed, smooth IPO
  • shùn顺lì利shàng上xiàn线launched successfully, went live smoothly
  • shùn顺lì利yǔ与fǒu否whether it goes smoothly, whether it's successful

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Questions about 顺手

What does 顺手 mean in Chinese?

顺手 (shùn shǒu) means “on the way, while you're at it, handy, easy to use”.

How do you pronounce 顺手?

顺手 is pronounced shùn shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “on the way” in Chinese?

“on the way” is 顺手 (shùn shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 顺手 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 顺手, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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