master; expert; virtuoso
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a master; an expert with superb skills; virtuoso
Often used in fields such as traditional Chinese medicine, painting, chess, or other arts and crafts to refer to someone with exceptional mastery. Frequently appears in compound terms like 国医圣手 (master of traditional Chinese medicine) or 丹青圣手 (master painter).
Wáng王
lǎo老
shì是
yī一
wèi位
guó国
yī医
shèng圣
shǒu手
，
zhì治
hǎo好
le了
wú无
shù数
yí疑
nán难
zá杂
zhèng症
。
Master Wang is a master of traditional Chinese medicine who has cured countless difficult and complicated diseases.
Zhè这
wèi位
dān丹
qīng青
shèng圣
shǒu手
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
jià价
zhí值
lián连
chéng城
，
bèi被
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
。
The works of this painting master are priceless and have been collected by the museum.
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Tā他
zài在
wéi围
qí棋
jiè界
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
shèng圣
shǒu手
，
cóng从
wèi未
féng逢
dí敌
shǒu手
。
He is revered as a master in the Go world and has never met his match.