How to say “shake hands” in Chinese
shake hands
“Shake hands” in Chinese is 握手, wò shǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
握手 is read wò shǒu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 屋 wū hints at the reading.
A picture of a palm with fingers.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “握手”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shake hands” in Chinese?
“Shake hands” in Chinese is 握手, pinyin wòshǒu.
What does 握手 mean?
握手 (wòshǒu) means “shake hands”.
How do you write 握手?
握手 is 2 characters: 握 (wò) — hold, grip; 手 (shǒu) — hand. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 握手?
握手 is read wòshǒu. Tones: wò — fourth tone, shǒu — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“shake hands” in the lesson “A delegation's visit”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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