# 舵手 (duòshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 舵手 (duòshǒu) means “helmsman; leader”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: helmsman; leader
- Pinyin: duòshǒu (duo4 shou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 船长是这艘船的舵手。
  Chuánzhǎng shì zhè sōu chuán de duòshǒu.
  The captain is the helmsman of this ship.

## Characters

- 舵 (duò): helm; rudder
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/duo-shou-helmsman/

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