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| Pronunciation |
: |
shǒu |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- hand; mitt. (n)
- a person doing or good at a certain job. (n)
- used for skill or dexterity. (measure word)
|
| Radical |
: |
手 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
手 |
| Usage |
: |
51.2% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. Her hands are icy. |
| tā |
de |
shǒu |
lěng |
bīng |
bīng |
de |
。 |
| 她 |
的 |
手 |
冷 |
冰 |
冰 |
的 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 手 |
: |
hand, hands |
| 冷 |
: |
cold |
| 冰 |
: |
ice |
| 冷冰冰 |
: |
icy |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
|
| 2. They walked hand in hand. |
| tā |
men |
shǒu |
lā |
zhe |
shǒu |
zǒu |
zhe |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
手 |
拉 |
着 |
手 |
走 |
着 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 手 |
: |
hand |
| 拉 |
: |
pull |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 手拉手 |
: |
hand in hand |
| 走 |
: |
walk |
|
| 3. She is a good singer. |
| tā |
shì |
yī |
míng |
yōu |
xiù |
de |
gē |
shǒu |
。 |
| 她 |
是 |
一 |
名 |
优 |
秀 |
的 |
歌 |
手 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 名 |
: |
measure word |
| 优秀 |
: |
good, excellent |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 歌 |
: |
song |
| 歌手 |
: |
singer |
|
| 4. He’s no match for you. |
| tā |
bú |
shì |
nǐ |
de |
duì |
shǒu |
。 |
| 他 |
不 |
是 |
你 |
的 |
对 |
手 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 不是 |
: |
is not |
| 你的 |
: |
your |
| 对手 |
: |
opponent |
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