手把手

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (手把手)		手	把	手
Literally: “a hand holding a hand”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒubǎshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒubǎshǒu [Phonetic: shóubáshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒubǎshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-pa³-shou³
    • Yale: shǒu-bǎ-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooubaashoou
    • Palladius: шоубашоу (šoubašou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒubǎshǒur [Phonetic: shóubáshǒur]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒubǎshǒur
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-pa³-shou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: shǒu-bǎ-shǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooubaashooul
    • Palladius: шоубашоур (šoubašour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adverb

手把手

1. (of teaching, etc.) in a hands-on manner; in person; personally

   媽媽手把手教我寫字。 [MSC, trad.]
   妈妈手把手教我写字。 [MSC, simp.]

   Māmā shǒubǎshǒu jiào wǒ xiězì. [Pinyin]

   My mom held my hand and taught me to write.

Synonyms

• 切身 (qièshēn)
• 私自 (sīzì) (literary)
• 自己 (zìjǐ)
• 自行 (zìxíng)
• 親手／亲手 (qīnshǒu) (with one's own hands)
• 親自／亲自 (qīnzì)
• 親身／亲身 (qīnshēn)