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握手

wò shǒu

HSK 4 2-character word

What 握手 means

1. to shake hands

The characters in 握手

• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 和我握手。
  Shake my hand.
• 让我们握手吧。
  Let's shake hands.
• 他拒绝跟我握手。
  He refused to shake hands with me.
• 他和他的朋友握手。
  He shook hands with his friend.
• 我走进了房间与他握手。
  Wǒ zǒujìn le fángjiān yǔ tā wòshǒu.
  I entered the room and shook hands with him.
• 我决不会忘记去年与总统握手的情景。
  Wǒ juébù huì wàngjì qùnián yǔ zǒngtǒng wòshǒu de qíngjǐng.
  I'll never forget shaking the President's hand last year.