shǒu
wěn

Meaning of 手不稳

手不稳 means light-fingered; having a tendency to steal; sticky-fingered. Pronounced shǒu bù wěn.

  • light-fingered; having a tendency to steal; sticky-fingered

Definitions & Examples

Cūn
rén
dōu
zhī
dào
lǎo
tóu
shǒu
wěn
 
jiā
zuò
yào
kàn
hǎo
qián
bāo
 

Everyone in the village knows that old man is light-fingered; you have to watch your wallet when visiting his home.

xiǎo
shí
hou
shǒu
wěn
 
jīng
cháng
tōu
tóng
xué
de
dōng
xi西
 
zhǎng
hòu
cái
gǎi
diào
le
zhè
máo
bìng
 

He was light-fingered as a child and often stole from his classmates, only kicking the habit when he grew up.

Bié
ràng
jìn
cāng
 
shǒu
wěn
 
huì
shùn
shǒu
qiān
yáng
de
 

Don't let him into the warehouse; he's light-fingered and will walk off with things.