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握手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

握手 Usage and Examples

shake hands

handshake

他们达成了协议,相互握手祝贺。

They shook on the deal.

主人热情地和我们每个人握手。

Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.

The characters in 握手

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
握
wò12to hold, grasp, or clench
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

More words starting with 握

  • wò握bú不zhù住cannot hold, unable to grasp
  • wò握zhu住hold, grasp
  • wò握bié别to shake hands at parting
  • wò握fā发tǔ吐sūn飧zhī之fēng风The practice of interrupting one's meal or hair washing to attend to duties., Selfless dedication to public service, even at personal inconvenience.
  • wò握zài在held in, in the hands of
  • wò握dìng定hold firmly, grip tightly
  • wò握shǒu手yán言hé和shake hands and make peace, bury the hatchet
  • wò握chí持shū舒shì适Comfortable grip, Comfortable to hold
  • wò握zhe着holding, grasping
  • wò握bǐ笔hold a pen, grip a pen
  • wò握guǎn管hold a pen, hold a writing brush
  • wò握guǎn管shū书xiě写to write, to write with a pen

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Questions about 握手

What does 握手 mean in Chinese?

握手 (wò shǒu) means “shake hands, handshake”.

How do you pronounce 握手?

握手 is pronounced wò shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “shake hands” in Chinese?

“shake hands” is 握手 (wò shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 握手 used in a sentence?

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

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    wò握shǒu手
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