手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
手动
shǒudòng
manual; manually operated
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Example phrases
- 系统故障时，闸门可以切换为手动控制。 Xìtǒng gùzhàng shí, zhámén kěyǐ qiēhuàn wéi shǒudòng kòngzhì. When the system fails, the gate can be switched to manual control.
- 这台老相机只能手动对焦，拍起来有点慢。 Zhè tái lǎo xiàngjī zhǐ néng shǒudòng duìjiāo, pāi qǐlái yǒudiǎn màn. This old camera can only focus manually, so shooting is a bit slow.
- 请先把手动模式打开，然后慢慢调节温度。 Qǐng xiān bǎ shǒudòng móshì dǎkāi, ránhòu mànmàn tiáojié wēndù. Please turn on manual mode first, then slowly adjust the temperature.