quick-handed person; dexterous worker
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
quick-handed person; dexterous worker; fast operator
informalOften used colloquially to describe someone who works or moves their hands quickly and skillfully.
Tā他
kě可
shì是
wǒ我
men们
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
de的
kuài快
shǒu手
，
qiē切
cài菜
tè特
bié别
má麻
lì利
。
He's the quick-handed one in our kitchen; he chops vegetables especially deftly.
Zhè这
ge个
lǎo老
cái裁
feng缝
shì是
gè个
kuài快
shǒu手
，
yī一
tiān天
néng能
zuò做
sān三
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
。
This old tailor is a fast worker; he can make three garments in a day.
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Zhuāng装
pèi配
xiàn线
shàng上
xū需
yào要
kuài快
shǒu手
cái才
néng能
wán完
chéng成
dāng当
tiān天
de的
rèn任
wu务
。
Fast operators are needed on the assembly line to finish the day's tasks.
Xiǎo小
fàn贩
shì是
gè个
kuài快
shǒu手
，
shōu收
qián钱
zhǎo找
qián钱
dōu都
bù不
dān耽
wu误
。
The street vendor is quick-handed; he takes and gives change without any delay.