Taiwan Lounge

黑手

hēi shǒu

C1–C2 Level 7

黑手 (hēi shǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
  2. hidden hand
  3. (Tw) mechanic
  4. blue-collar worker
  5. manual laborer

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).