---
title: "Zhushou Meaning: 助手 (zhùshǒu) Means “assistant”"
description: "助手 (zhùshǒu) means “assistant; helper”. Hear its tones, see what 助 and 手 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhushou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 助手 mean?

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助手 zhùshǒu

## assistant; helper

## Its characters

1. 助 zhù to help
2. 手 shǒu hand

## In a sentence

他是我工作上的好助手。 He is a great helper to me at work.

荆轲带去的**助手**本来是一个有名的勇士，可是一见到秦王，就吓得脸色都变了。

From [荆轲刺秦王 · Jing Ke tries to kill the King of Qin](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jing-ke-assassinate-king-of-qin#library-word-507-509)

[More about 助手](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%A9%E6%89%8B)

## More words with 助 or 手

- [帮助 bāngzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangzhu)
- [把手 bǎshou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bashou)
- [补助 bǔzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhu)
- [动手 dòngshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshou)
- [对手 duìshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duishou)
- [剁手 duòshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoshou)
- [二手 èrshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ershou)
- [分手 fēnshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenshou)
- [辅助 fǔzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuzhu)
- [高手 gāoshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoshou)

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