# 指手画脚 (zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 指手画脚 (zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo) means “to boss people around; to gesticulate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to boss people around; to gesticulate
- Pinyin: zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo (zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3)
- Traditional: 指手畫腳
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 别在旁边指手画脚的。
  Bié zài pángbiān zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo de.
  Don't stand by and boss people around.

## Characters

- [指](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-finger/) (zhǐ): finger; to point at
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand
- [画](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-draw/) (huà): to draw; painting
- [脚](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-foot/) (jiǎo): foot

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-shou-hua-jiao-boss-people-around/

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