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The Chinese word woshou - 握手 - wòshǒu
(to shake hands in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
wòshǒu
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English translations
to shake hands, handshake,
to clasp hands
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of wòshǒu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 握手 ( woshou / wòshǒu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jianmian de shihou women woshou.
Jiànmiàn de shíhou wǒmen wòshǒu.– English translation: We shake hands when we meet.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to grasp | hand
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