wài
shǒu

technical

Meaning of 外手

外手 means the right side (when driving a vehicle or operating machinery). Pronounced wài shǒu.

  • the right side (when driving a vehicle or operating machinery)

Definitions & Examples

Jià
chē
de
 
shí
hou
chē
zuò
zài
 
zuǒ
biān
 
 
shǒu
 
yòu
biān
 
wài
shǒu
kào
jìn
 

When driving a horse cart, the driver sits on the left (inner hand), while the right side (outer hand) is close to the ditch.

Zhè
tái
chuáng
de
wài
shǒu
yǒu
jǐn
tíng
zhǐ
àn
niǔ
 

There is an emergency stop button on the right side of this machine tool.

Wài
shǒu
lún
tāi
sǔn
de
shǒu
yán
zhòng
 
yīn
wèi
kào
jìn
biān
 

The right-side tires are worn more severely than the left-side ones because they are closer to the roadside.