Meaning of 指手画脚
指手画脚 means gesticulate while speaking; talk animatedly with hand gestures; make rash criticisms; boss others around; nitpick in a commanding manner. Pronounced zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo. HSK 7-9.
- gesticulate while speaking; talk animatedly with hand gestures
- make rash criticisms; boss others around; nitpick in a commanding manner
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
xīng兴
fèn奋
dì地
zhǐ指
shǒu手
huà画
jiǎo脚
，
jiǎng讲
shù述
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mào冒
xiǎn险
jīng经
lì历
。
He was gesturing excitedly while telling his adventure story.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
tīng听
gù故
shì事
shí时
，
lǎo老
shī师
cháng常
cháng常
zhǐ指
shǒu手
huà画
jiǎo脚
dì地
biǎo表
yǎn演
，
ràng让
tā他
men们
gèng更
róng容
yì易
lǐ理
jiě解
。
When telling stories to children, the teacher often gesticulates to make it easier for them to understand.