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Chinese Vocabulary

上手

to pick up (a skill)

上手
shàngshǒu4th tone
Pinyin
shàngshǒu
Strokes
7
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 上手

上手 is written with 7 strokes (上: 3, 手: 4). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

首先,容易上手.

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首先,容易上手,有羽毛球、乒乓球或网球基础的人,更是一学就会。

First, it's easy to pick up; people with a background in badminton, ping-pong or tennis learn it almost instantly.

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