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高手

gāo shǒu

2-character word

What 高手 means

1. expert
2. past master
3. dab hand

The characters in 高手

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 他是个挑衅高手。
  Tā shì gè tiǎoxìn gāoshǒu.
  He's a master of provocation.
• 他是个网球高手。
  He is a good tennis player.
• 我爸爸是个钓鱼高手。
  Wǒ bàba shì gè diàoyú gāoshǒu.
  My father is a skilled fisherman.
• 他是一个扑克牌高手。
  Tā shì yī gè pūkèpái gāoshǒu.
  He is very good at poker.

Words starting with 高手

• 高手如云gāo shǒu rú yún(idiom) teeming with experts

Words containing 高手

• 眼高手低yǎn gāo shǒu dīto have high standards but little ability; to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)