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指手画脚

zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎo

Traditional: 指手畫腳

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

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Meaning of 指手画脚 in English

zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎoHSK 7–9Syllabus #10717
  1. to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. to explain by waving one's hands
  3. to criticize or give orders summarily

Characters

指 on its own →
zhǐ · to point at or to

HSK words with 指

指HSK 4指出HSK 4手指HSK 5指导HSK 5戒指HSK 6指定HSK 6指挥HSK 6指示HSK 6指责HSK 6拇指HSK 7–9
手 on its own →
shǒu · hand

HSK words with 手

手机HSK 1手HSK 2手表HSK 2洗手间HSK 2歌手HSK 4动手HSK 5对手HSK 5二手HSK 5分手HSK 5手段HSK 5
画 on its own →
huà · to draw; to paint

HSK words with 画

画HSK 2画家HSK 3动画HSK 5国画HSK 5画面HSK 5图画HSK 5绘画HSK 6漫画HSK 6书画HSK 6壁画HSK 7–9
脚 on its own →
jiǎo · foot

HSK words with 脚

脚HSK 3脚步HSK 5脚印HSK 6手脚HSK 7–9绊脚石HSK 7–9脚踏实地HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences