| 手笔 | shǒu bǐ | sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale |   |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body / at hand / among | |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side / on hand | |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while | |
| 新手 | xīn shǒu | new hand / novice / raw recruit | |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert / past master / dab hand | |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn | |
| 手里 | shǒu lǐ | in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands | |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give / to deliver / to hand over | |
| 一方面 | yī fāng miàn | on the one hand | |
| 另一方面 | lìng yī fāng miàn | on the other hand / another aspect | |
| 右手 | yòu shǒu | right hand / right-hand side | |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle | |
| 左手 | zuǒ shǒu | left hand / left-hand side | |
| 手下 | shǒu xià | under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action | |
| 携手 | xié shǒu | hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate | |
| 流传 | liú chuán | to spread / to circulate / to hand down | |
| 下手 | xià shǒu | to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest | |
| 递给 | dì gěi | to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) | |
| 手脚 | shǒu jiǎo | hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) | |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand | |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes | |
| 人手 | rén shǒu | manpower / staff / human hand | |
| 交付 | jiāo fù | to hand over / to deliver | |
| 指针 | zhǐ zhēn | pointer on a gauge / clock hand / cursor / (computing) pointer | |
| 一则 | yī zé | on the one hand | |
| 传给 | chuán gěi | to pass on to / to transfer to / to hand on to / (in football etc) to pass to | |
| 传给 | chuán gei | to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) | |
| 举手 | jǔ shǒu | to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal) | |
| 遗留 | yí liú | to leave behind / to hand down | |
| 反之 | fǎn zhī | on the other hand... / conversely... | |
| 在即 | zài jí | near at hand / imminent / within sight | |
| 相传 | xiāng chuán | to pass on / to hand down / tradition has it that ... / according to legend | |
| 摆手 | bǎi shǒu | to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms | |
| 递交 | dì jiāo | to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before | |
| 交手 | jiāo shǒu | to fight hand to hand | |
| 捂住 | wǔ zhù | to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc) | |
| 手写 | shǒu xiě | to write by hand | |
| 移交 | yí jiāo | to transfer / to hand over | |
| 交出 | jiāo chū | to hand over | |
| 交接 | jiāo jiē | (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse | |
| 手拉手 | shǒu lā shǒu | to join hands / hand in hand | |
| 手头 | shǒu tóu | on hand / at hand / one's financial situation | |
| 老牌 | lǎo pái | old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran | |
| 手绘 | shǒu huì | to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn | |
| 应有尽有 | yīng yǒu jìn yǒu | everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs | |
| 巴掌 | bā zhǎng | palm of the hand / classifier: slap | |
| 反手 | fǎn shǒu | to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done | |
| 比试 | bǐ shì | to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring | |
| 上交 | shàng jiāo | to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places | |
| 一把手 | yī bǎ shǒu | working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) | |
| 得心应手 | dé xīn yìng shǒu | lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily | |
| 单手 | dān shǒu | one hand / single-handed | |
| 住手 | zhù shǒu | to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand | |
| 收缴 | shōu jiǎo | to recover (illegally obtained property) / to seize / to capture / to force sb to hand over sth / to levy | |
| 五指 | wǔ zhǐ | the five fingers of one's hand | |
| 卖力 | mài lì | to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand | |
| 不可收拾 | bù kě shōu shí | irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless | |
| 抱拳 | bào quán | to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect) | |
| 出纳 | chū nà | cashier / to receive and hand over payment / to lend and borrow books | |
| 手背 | shǒu bèi | back of the hand | |
| 手电筒 | shǒu diàn tǒng | flashlight / electric hand torch | |
| 援手 | yuán shǒu | assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand | |
| 交钱 | jiāo qián | to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth | |
| 老手 | lǎo shǒu | experienced person / an old hand at sth | |
| 近在咫尺 | jìn zài zhǐ chǐ | (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand | |
| 清一色 | qīng yī sè | (mahjong) flush / a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit / (fig.) uniformly / each and every one | |
| 手边 | shǒu biān | on hand / at hand | |
| 送交 | sòng jiāo | to hand over / to deliver | |
| 虎口 | hǔ kǒu | tiger's den / dangerous place / the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand | |
| 手榴弹 | shǒu liú dàn | hand grenade | |
| 交还 | jiāo huán | to return sth / to hand back | |
| 拨弄 | bō nòng | to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up | |
| 炙手可热 | zhì shǒu kě rè | lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor) | |
| 着手 | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out | |
| 缴交 | jiǎo jiāo | to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc) | |
| 手牵手 | shǒu qiān shǒu | hand in hand | |
| 巧手 | qiǎo shǒu | skillful hands / dexterous / a dab hand | |
| 摇手 | yáo shǒu | to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle | |
| 驾轻就熟 | jià qīng jiù shú | lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back | |
| 摩挲 | mā sa | (coll.) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand / Taiwan pr. [mo2suo1] | |
| 占上风 | zhàn shàng fēng | to take the lead / to gain the upper hand | |
| 指法 | zhǐ fǎ | (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method | |
| 掂量 | diān liang | to weigh in the hand / to consider / to weigh up / Taiwan pr. [dian1liang2] | |
| 杀青 | shā qīng | to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) | |
| 底牌 | dǐ pái | cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump | |
| 抓手 | zhuā shǒu | starting point / mechanical hand / gripper | |
| 提携 | tí xié | to lead by the hand / to guide / to support | |
| 补交 | bǔ jiāo | to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date | |
| 赤手空拳 | chì shǒu kōng quán | empty hand, empty fist (idiom) / having nothing to rely on / unarmed and defenseless | |
| 翻云覆雨 | fān yún fù yǔ | to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) / fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love | |
| 缴付 | jiǎo fù | to pay / to hand over (tax payment etc) | |
| 反过来说 | fǎn guò lái shuō | on the other hand | |
| 手巾 | shǒu jīn | hand towel / handkerchief | |
| 时针 | shí zhēn | hand of a clock / hour hand | |
| 交卷 | jiāo juàn | to hand in one's examination script | |
| 弄到手 | nòng dào shǒu | to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) | |
| 先声夺人 | xiān shēng duó rén | to gain the upper hand by a show of strength | |
| 齐头并进 | qí tóu bìng jìn | to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand | |
| 入木三分 | rù mù sān fēn | written in a forceful hand / penetrating / profound | |
