伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to reach out with one's hand
- to hold out a hand
- (fig.) to beg
- to get involved
- to meddle
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伸
- 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng ㄕㄣ ㄓㄤ san1 zoeng1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
- 伸缩 伸縮 shēn suō ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ san1 suk1 to lengthen and shorten
- 延伸 yán shēn ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jin4 san1 to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 伸冤 shēn yuān ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ san1 jyun1 to right wrongs
- 伸出 shēn chū ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨ san1 ceot1 to extend
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- 伸展 shēn zhǎn ㄕㄣ ㄓㄢˇ san1 zin2 stretching
- 伸延 shēn yán ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ san1 jin4 see 延伸
- 伸港 Shēn gǎng ㄕㄣ ㄍㄤˇ san1 gong2 Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 伸直 shēn zhí ㄕㄣ ㄓˊ san1 zik6 to straighten
- 伸肌 shēn jī ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧ san1 gei1 extensor (anatomy)
- 伸长 伸長 shēn cháng ㄕㄣ ㄔㄤˊ san1 coeng4 to stretch; to extend
- 伸开 伸開 shēn kāi ㄕㄣ ㄎㄞ san1 hoi1 to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
- 伸雪 shēn xuě ㄕㄣ ㄒㄩㄝˇ san1 syut3 variant of 申雪
- 拉伸 lā shēn ㄌㄚ ㄕㄣ laai1 san1 to draw
- 衍伸 yǎn shēn ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ jin5 san1 to give rise (to)
- 伸卡球 shēn kǎ qiú ㄕㄣ ㄎㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ san1 kaa1 kau4 (baseball) (loanword) sinker
- 伸展台 伸展臺 shēn zhǎn tái ㄕㄣ ㄓㄢˇ ㄊㄞˊ san1 zin2 toi4 runway (for a fashion show etc)
- 伸懒腰 伸懶腰 shēn lǎn yāo ㄕㄣ ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄠ san1 laan5 jiu1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
- 伸手派 shēn shǒu pài ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄞˋ san1 sau2 paai3 freeloader; moocher; sponger
- 伸手牌 shēn shǒu pái ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄞˊ san1 sau2 paai4 freeloader; moocher; sponger
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
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- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
- 手势 手勢 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sai3 gesture; sign; signal
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
Example sentences
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男孩 伸手 又 拿 了 一块 一塊 蛋糕 。
The boy reached out for another piece of cake.
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这个 這個 婴儿 嬰兒 盯 着 著 我 的 原子笔 原子筆 看 , 并且 並且 伸手 要 拿 它 。
The baby caught sight of my ballpoint pen and reached out for it.
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