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得手 (dé shǒu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

得手 (dé shǒu) is a Chinese word: smooth, successful, going well. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 得手

形 xíng adjective

smooth, successful, going well

这次行动很得手。

zhè cì xíng dòng hěn dé shǒu

This operation went very smoothly.

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Word breakdown

得 dé — to achieve, to obtain successfully

手 shǒu — hand (metaphorically: in one's control/grasp)

Structure & writing
1 得 dé — to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)
Xpinyin

得 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

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2 手 shǒu — hand (the part of the body below the wrist)
手 is a component in 10 characters

手 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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