Definition
转手 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning literally 'to turn/pass through hands'. It has two main uses: (1) to pass something on to another person or resell it (e.g., 转手把票卖给别人 'pass on and sell the ticket to someone else'); (2) in the fixed phrase 一转手, it means 'in a flash' or 'very quickly/easily' (e.g., 他一转手就把事情办好了 'he got it done in a jiffy'). As a separable verb, you can insert elements between 转 and 手, e.g., 转了一次手 'changed hands once'.
v.o.
(verb-object) to pass onto resellto change hands(in the idiom 一转手) in a flashvery quickly or easily
Examples
- 转手。Tā bǎ nà liàng chē zhuǎn shǒu mài gěi le péngyou.He passed on and sold that car to a friend.
- 转手。Zhège diànpù zhuǎn shǒu le hǎo jǐ cì.This shop has changed hands several times.
- ，转手。Zhème nán de shì, tā yì zhuǎn shǒu jiù zuò hǎo le.Such a difficult task, he finished it in a flash.
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