身 手 敏 捷

shēn shǒu mǐn jiédictionary entry

agile / nimble / deft

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Original source entry:

身手敏捷身手敏捷 [shen1 shou3 min3 jie2] /agile; nimble; deft/

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身
shēn
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
手
shǒu
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
敏
mǐn
(bound form) quick / nimble / agile / (bound form) quick-witted / smart
捷
jié
quick / nimble / victory / triumph / prompt
Jié
Czech / Czech Republic / abbr. for 捷克[Jié kè]

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