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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 手下 [shǒuxià]
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- 1. under the leadership (or guidance, direction) of; under
- 2. at hand
- 3. at the hands of somebody
- 4. one's financial condition at the moment
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 手下 [shǒuxià]
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1.
名
管辖下；领导下
- 他在司令员手下当过参谋。
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2.
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指领导下的人员
- 他的手下都是精兵强将。
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3.
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手边；手里。
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4.
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指个人经济状况。
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5.
名
下手的时候
- 手下留情。
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1.
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管辖下；领导下
Examples
- 他在我手下工作，就得听我的。
- He has to listen to me since he is working under me. → 手下
- 东西不在手下。
- I haven't got the thing with me. → 手下
- 我曾两次败在她手下。
- I have been defeated by her twice. → 手下
- 他每到月底，手下就紧了。
- He usually gets hard up by the end of the month. → 手下
- 他手下只有一些残兵败将。
- He leads a defeated army. → 败将
- 他的大老婆人很恶毒， 总是欺负手下的人。
- His official wife is vicious, and always treats her servants high-handedly. → 大老婆
- 皇帝登基以后， 总要封赏他手下的大臣。
- When the emperors ascended to the throne, they would award all their officials. → 封赏
- 典韦是曹操手下的一员悍将。
- Dian Wei was a dauntless, and brave military officer under Cao Cao. → 悍将
- 古语说得好， 良将手下无弱兵。
- The ancient saying says well, "The underlings of an excellent leader won't be weak". → 良将
- 虽然去年我是他的手下败将， 但今年胜败如何就不一定了！
- Although I was defeated by him last year, let's wait to see who'll win this year! → 手下败将
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