(wò shǒu) - to shake hands in Mandarin

wòshǒu

Traditional: 握手

HSK 4

Outside the top 2,700Core 5000

Translation

to shake hands

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Examples

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We shake hands when we meet.

握wò。

He shook hands with the teacher.

握wò。

Please shake hands with me.

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握手: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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