手 势

shǒushì

“Gesture” in Chinese is 手势 (shǒushì).

Meaning

gesture; sign; signal

Example

多温柔的手势啊。

What a tender gesture.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shǒuHSK 14 strokeshand shìHSK 38 strokespower

More HSK 7-9 words

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Not to be confused with: 收拾 (shōushi, to put in order) · 首饰 (shǒushì, jewelry)