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(1) to shake hands
(2) to begin, start ☊ bắt tay ☊
握手 → ☊ wo4shou3 to shake hands ☊ Bắt tay ☊
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like: bắt tay → →
jemandem die Hand schütteln ☊ bắt tay ai đó ☊ 与某人握手 ☊ yǔ mǒurén wòshǒu
jemandem die Hand schütteln ☊ bắt tay ai đó ☊ ☊
exchange sth with sb: I shook hands and exchanged a few words with the manager. ☊ exchange ☊
Her handshake was cool and firm. ☊ firm ☊
Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet? ☊ shake ☊
They shook hands on the deal (= to show that they had reached an agreement). ☊ shake ☊
Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand. ☊ shake ☊