打手势 (dá) — to gesture; to make a gesture; to motion
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning 'to make a hand gesture / to signal with the hands' — the gesture is the object of 打, so it can be split (打了一个手势) or reduced (别乱打手势).
verb
to gestureto make a gestureto motion
Examples
- 打手势，。Tā xiàng wǒ dá, ràng wǒ guò qù.He gestured to me to come over.
- 打手势，。Tā dǎ le yí gè dá, biǎo shì tóng yì.He made a gesture to show agreement.
- 打手势，。Nǐ bié luàn dá, bié rén kàn bù dǒng.Don't gesture randomly — others won't understand.
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