事必躬亲 shìbìgōngqīn hands-on Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 那位老教授对待学术事必躬亲,从不马虎应付。 nàwèi lǎo jiàoshòu duìdài xuéshù shìbìgōngqīn, cóng bù mǎhu yìngfu. The old professor takes a hands-on approach to his academic work and is never sloppy or perfunctory. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary