指手画脚

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指手画脚：说话时手脚并用做出各种动作，形容说话时放肆或得意忘形；也比喻轻率地指点、批评或发号施令。

To gesticulate wildly while speaking; to make indiscreet remarks or give orders arbitrarily.

多用于贬义，形容人在说话时过于张扬，或对别人指指点点、妄加评论。

Often used in a derogatory sense, describing someone who is overly dramatic in speech or who criticizes and orders others around.

1 他在会议上指手画脚，对别人的方案横加指责，让大家很不舒服。(He gesticulated wildly at the meeting, criticizing others' proposals, making everyone uncomfortable.)
2 作为一个新人，不要对前辈的工作指手画脚。(As a newcomer, don't make presumptuous comments about the work of seniors.)
3 她指手画脚地讲述自己的旅行经历，仿佛身临其境。(She gesticulated enthusiastically while recounting her travel experiences, as if reliving them.)
4 领导不喜欢员工在背后指手画脚，有意见应该当面提出。(Leaders dislike employees making snide remarks behind their backs; opinions should be raised directly.)
5 他总爱对别人的生活指手画脚，实在让人厌烦。(He always likes to meddle in others' lives, which is really annoying.)

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