手表/手錶 shǒubiǎo — wristwatch

Meanings

1. 1

   wristwatch

   A wristwatch — 手 "hand" plus 表 "gauge, dial". Its measure word is 块, the same one used for money, because both are flat and small: 一块手表.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 手

  shǒu (third tone, dipping)

  hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)

  4 strokesRadical 手

Example sentences

• 这块手表很贵。/這塊手錶很貴。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) kuài (fourth tone, falling) shǒubiǎo (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) guì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This watch is expensive.

• 我想买一块新手表。/我想買一塊新手錶。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) mǎi (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) kuài (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level) shǒubiǎo. (third tone, dipping)···

  I want to buy a new watch.

Similar words

Words containing 手

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand
• 选手/選手xuǎn (third tone, dipping) shǒu (third tone, dipping)athlete
• 手术/手術shǒu (third tone, dipping) shù (fourth tone, falling)(surgical) operation
• 手机/手機shǒujī (third tone, dipping)mobile phone
• 对手/對手duì (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)opponent
• 手里/手裡shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)in hand
• 手段shǒu (third tone, dipping) duàn (fourth tone, falling)method
• 分手fēn (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to split up
• 歌手gē (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)singer
• 手指shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)finger
• 动手/動手dòng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to set about (a task)
• 洗手间/洗手間xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)toilet, washroom, restroom
• 双手/雙手shuāng (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)both hands
• 杀手/殺手shā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)killer
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 手法shǒu (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)technique