Do you often hear that Chinese people say “náshǒu”? Do you know what does it mean? Today Miracle Mandarin will teach you the word “náshǒu”:
Náshǒu means being adept or good at something. The commonly used pattern is “sb. 做(zuò) sth. 很拿手(hěn náshǒu)”. Sometimes people also say “拿手好戏(náshǒu hǎoxì)” for the same meaning. The frequently used pattern is “做sth.是sb.’s拿手好戏” or “sb.’s拿手好戏是做sth.”
Let me give you some sentences:
Zuò shùxué tí Zhōnɡɡuó xuéshenɡ hěn náshǒu.
做数学题中国学生很拿手。
A lot of Chinese students are good at dealing with maths problems.
 
Tā zuì náshǒu de wàiyǔ shì Hànyǔ.
他最拿手的外语是汉语。
He is good at Chinese.
 
Zhè xiàng gōngzuò jiù jiāo gěi tā ba, yīnwèi zǔzhī huódòng shì tā de náshǒu hǎoxì.
这项工作就交给他吧，因为组织活动是他的拿手好戏。
Leave this to him, for he is very good at organizing activities.
So, do you get that? If you want to learn more Chinese culture and language, please come to Miracle Mandarin.
