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| Pronunciation |
: |
shēn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- stretch. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
伸 |
| Usage |
: |
8.6% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
stretch out one’s hand |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
to stretch; to extend |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
to extend; to spread |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom) |
Sentences:
| 1. He held out his hand for the briefcase. |
| tā |
shēn |
shǒu |
qù |
ná |
gōng |
wén |
bāo |
。 |
| 他 |
伸 |
手 |
去 |
拿 |
公 |
文 |
包 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 伸手 |
: |
extend; hold out |
| 去 |
: |
(used before and/or after a verb) go in order to; be going to |
| 拿 |
: |
take |
| 公文包 |
: |
briefcase |
|
| 2. He stretched out his tongue. |
| tā |
shēn |
chūle |
shé |
tou |
。 |
| 他 |
伸 |
出 |
舌 |
头 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 伸出 |
: |
extend; stretch |
| 舌头 |
: |
tongue |
|
| 3. Nobody offered to help. |
| méi |
yǒu |
rén |
shēn |
chū |
yuán |
shǒu |
。 |
| 没 |
有 |
人 |
伸 |
出 |
援 |
手 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 没有人 |
: |
nobody |
| 伸出 |
: |
offer |
| 援手 |
: |
helping hands |
|
| 4. A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high. |
| dà |
zhàng |
fū |
néng |
qū |
néng |
shēn |
。 |
|
|
| 大 |
丈 |
夫 |
能 |
屈 |
能 |
伸 |
。 |
|
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|
| 大丈夫 |
: |
real man; a manly man |
| 能屈能伸 |
: |
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom) |
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