手续(shǒu xù): procedure

Watch how each character of 手续 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.

How 手续 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

• 我们去办一下手续吧。

  wǒ men qù bàn yī xià shǒu xù ba

  Let's deal with the formalities.

• 如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤的。

  rú guǒ nǐ bù àn zhào ān quán shǒu xù lái de huà nǐ kě néng huì shòu shāng de

  You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.