shǒu
shì

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 手势

手势 means gesture; hand signal; motion made with the hands. Pronounced shǒu shì. HSK 7-9.

  • gesture; hand signal; motion made with the hands

Definitions & Examples

Jiāo
tōng
jǐng
shǒu
shì
zhǐ
huī
chē
liàng
 

The traffic police officer used hand signals to direct the vehicles.

yòng
shǒu
shì
gào
su
gāi
zěn
me
zǒu
 

He used gestures to tell me which way to go.

Lǎo
shī
zuò
le
ān
jìng
de
shǒu
shì
 

The teacher made a quiet gesture.

shǒu
shì
shuō
huà
gèng
róng
ràng
jiě
 

Gesturing makes it easier for him to understand than speaking.

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