# 一把手 (yībǎshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一把手 (yībǎshǒu) means “top leader; the boss; good hand”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: top leader; the boss; good hand
- Pinyin: yībǎshǒu (yi1 ba3 shou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他是这个部门的一把手。
  Tā shì zhège bùmén de yībǎshǒu.
  He is the top leader of this department.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [把](https://hanziro.com/word/ba-marks-object/) (bǎ): (particle) marks the object; to hold
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-ba-shou-top-leader/

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