# 手势 (shǒushì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 手势 (shǒushì) means “gesture”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: gesture
- Pinyin: shǒushì (shou3 shi4)
- Traditional: 手勢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他说话时喜欢用各种手势。
  Tā shuōhuà shí xǐhuan yòng gèzhǒng shǒushì.
  He likes to use various gestures when speaking.

## Characters

- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand
- 势 (shì): power; influence

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-shi-gesture/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).