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甩手掌柜
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甩手掌柜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

甩手掌柜 Usage and Examples

hands-off boss

armchair manager

但是许多经理人似乎认为,委派就是简单地把责任“甩”给另一个人,自己当甩手掌柜。

But many managers seem to believe that the way to delegate is to simply "dump" the responsibility on another person, wash their hands and walk away.

所以,对住房装潢即便承包,也要经常查验工程材料、质量,绝不能一包了之当甩手掌柜。

Therefore, even if the contract for housing decoration, but also regular inspection of engineering materials, quality, and must not walk away when a packet of the dispensers.

The characters in 甩手掌柜

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
甩
shuǎi5swing or throw forcefully
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
掌
zhǎng12palm, in charge, slap
柜
guì8cabinet; cupboard; locker

More words starting with 甩

  • shuǎi甩xià下lai来Shake off, Drop
  • shuǎi甩dòng动swing, shake
  • shuǎi甩dòng动zhe着swinging, shaking
  • shuǎi甩mài卖clearance sale, fire sale
  • shuǎi甩zài在le了shēn身hòu后left behind, outpaced
  • shuái甩zǐ子ér儿Throwing dice, Rolling dice
  • shuǎi甩kāi开bǎng膀zi子Go all out, Work with vigor
  • shuǎi甩shǒu手To wash one's hands of it, To throw off responsibility
  • shuǎi甩shǒu手bù不guǎn管to wash one's hands of it, to walk away from it
  • shuǎi甩shǒu手dùn顿jiǎo脚stamp one's feet and fling one's arms, gesticulate angrily
  • shuǎi甩diào掉shake off, get rid of
  • shuǎi甩zhe着swinging, waving

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Questions about 甩手掌柜

What does 甩手掌柜 mean in Chinese?

甩手掌柜 (shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì) means “hands-off boss, armchair manager”.

How do you pronounce 甩手掌柜?

甩手掌柜 is pronounced shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hands-off boss” in Chinese?

“hands-off boss” is 甩手掌柜 (shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì) in Chinese.

How is 甩手掌柜 used in a sentence?

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

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