身手

shēn shǒu · shen shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. skill
  2. talent
  3. agility

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)老(lǎo)人(rén)身(shēn)手(shǒu)灵(líng)活(huó),每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)都(dōu)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)打(dǎ)太(tài)极(jí)。

That old man is nimble, and he practices tai chi in the park every morning.

02

他(tā)身(shēn)手(shǒu)不(bú)错(cuò),很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)爬(pá)上(shàng)了(le)那(nà)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)。

He is quite agile and quickly climbed up that big tree.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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