手下人 (shǒu xià rén) — subordinate; servant

Definition

手下人 literally means 'people under one's hand' and covers both subordinates (at work) and servants (at home). The example sentence shows it can be used for either context — no separate word is needed.

noun

subordinateservant

Examples

手下人。
Wǒ de shǒu xià rén dōu hěn néng gàn.
My subordinates are all very capable.
手下人。
Tā men jiā yǒu hěn duō shǒu xià rén cì hou.
Their family has many servants to wait on them.
手下人。
Tā mìng lìng shǒu xià rén qù bàn zhè jiàn shì.
He ordered his subordinates to handle this matter.

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