比手划脚

Traditional: 比手劃腳

bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

Dictionary entry

to gesticulate

What does 比手划脚 mean?

比手划脚 (bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to gesticulate

2to make lively gestures (while talking)

3also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚

Character breakdown

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比BǐBelgium · Belgian 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 划huáto row · to paddle 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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比手划脚

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