拿手

ná shǒu

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. expert in
2. good at

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 生疏 shēng shū 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar 表示不熟练、不擅长: unfamiliar

Related words

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• 专长 zhuān cháng 专长 zhuān cháng specialty 拿手的事物就是专长: specialty

Synonyms

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• 擅长 shàn cháng 擅长 shàn cháng to be good at; to be expert in 表示在某方面很在行: to be good at; to be expert in

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in the pattern 拿手 + 的 + noun (e.g., 拿手的好菜) or 对...很拿手.

Formality

Used in both spoken and written contexts, but slightly more informal than 擅长 (shàncháng).

Example Sentences

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做饭是他最 拿手 的事情。

Cooking is what he is best at.

運動我不 拿手 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13254414)

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Words Containing 拿手

• 拿手好戏 拿手好戏 ná shǒu hǎo xì: the role an actor plays best (idiom)
• 拿手菜 拿手菜 ná shǒu cài: specialty (dish)

Child Words of 拿手

• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 拿 拿 ná: to seize