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手下

shǒu xià

2-character word

What 手下 means

1. under one's control or administration
2. subordinates
3. (money etc) on hand
4. sb's financial means
5. when taking action

The characters in 手下

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Example sentences

• 他是我的手下。
  Tā shì wǒ de shǒuxià.
  He's my underling.
• 我在她手下工作。
  Wǒ zài tā shǒuxià gōngzuò.
  I work under her.

Words starting with 手下

• 手下留情shǒu xià liú qínglit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me…
• 手下败将shǒu xià bài jiàng(idiom) one's defeated opponent

Words containing 手下

• 强将手下无弱兵qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīngthere are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)