手下

shǒuxià
  1. under one's control or administration
  2. subordinates
  3. (money etc) on hand
  4. sb's financial means
  5. when taking action

CEDICT

  1. personal financial situation; finances
  2. right beside one; on hand; at hand
  3. subordinate; underling
  4. under the leadership of; under the direction of; subordinate to
  5. when taking action; when going about something

Wiktionary

  1. 統治、管轄之下。
  2. 部下。
  3. 身邊。
  4. 下手的時候。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我在她手下工作。

I work under her.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻
2 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action

Containing this entry

強將手下無弱兵 qiángjiàngshǒuxiàwúruòbīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
手下敗將 shǒuxiàbàijiàng (idiom) one's defeated opponent
手下留情 shǒuxiàliúqíng
  1. lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. Look favorably on my humble efforts.

Related entries

麾下 huīxià
  1. troops
  2. subordinates
  3. (honorific appellation for a general)
手邊 shǒubiān
  1. on hand
  2. at hand
手頭 shǒutóu
  1. on hand
  2. at hand
  3. one's financial situation
你现在手头儿有钱吗？先借我点儿。

Do you have cash on you now? Could you lend me some?

Source: Tatoeba

身邊 shēnbiān
  1. at one's side
  2. on hand
列车从我们身边经过。

The train passed by us.

Source: Tatoeba