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指手画脚

Word

to move your hands and arms a lot while talking

Traditional
指手畫腳

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

zhi3shou3hua4jiao3HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to move your hands and arms a lot while talking
  2. to tell other people what to do in an annoying way

Examples

  • 他一边说话一边指手画脚。

    tā yī biān shuō huà yī biān zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

    He waves his hands and arms a lot when he talks.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他总爱对别人指手画脚。

    tā zǒng ài duì bié rén zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

    He always likes to tell other people what to do.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 指手画脚

指zhǐ手shǒu画huà脚jiǎo
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