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握手

shake hands

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

wo4shou3 • wòshǒu

Meaning

Primary

shake hands

Alternatives

to shake hands, shaking hands

Mnemonic

When you 握手 shake hands with someone, you 握 hold their 手 hand for a brief moment.

Usage

他們 熱情 地 握手。

They warmly shook hands.

我 無法 跟 你 握手。

I can't shake your hand.

握手 表示 感激。

Shake hands to express gratitude.