伸
shēn
Pinyin

Definition

伸
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shēn
  1. to stretch
  2. to extend

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
伸
shēn
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
伸展
shēn zhǎn
  1. 1 stretching
  2. 2 extension
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle

Idioms (4)

伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
  1. 1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible

Sample Sentences

他不就是想着要我婚后当家庭主妇，他回家一点儿家事都不用做，只管跷着二郎腿，茶来伸手饭来张口，过他的老爷生活。
tā bù jiùshì xiǎng zhe yào wǒ hūn hòu dāng jiātíngzhǔfù ，tā huíjiā yīdiǎnr jiāshì dōu bùyòng zuò ，zhǐguǎn qiāo zhe èrlángtuǐ ，chá lái shēn shǒu fàn lái zhāngkǒu ，guò tā de lǎoye shēnghuó 。
He wants me to be a housewife after marriage, then when he comes home he won’t do any housework, and just put his feet up, wants me serve him hand and foot bringing him tea and food whenever he wants, living a life of luxury.
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我大呼小叫？我刚刚开车出门，先是路上打方向灯要右转，后方来车居然加速超前右转，差点就擦到我的车了！接着下车到便利店买点喝的，我才把冰箱门打开，旁边那小子竟然一伸手拿了我要的那罐茶就走！
wǒ dàhūxiǎojiào ？wǒ gānggāng kāichē chūmén ，xiān shì lùshang dǎ fāngxiàngdēng yào yòu zhuǎn ，hòufāng lái chē jūrán jiāsù chāoqián yòu zhuǎn ，chàdiǎn jiù cā dào wǒ de chē le ！jiē zhe xiàchē dào biànlìdiàn mǎi diǎnr hē de ，wǒ cái bǎ bīngxiāng mén dǎkāi ，pángbiān nà xiǎozi jìngrán yī shēnshǒu ná le wǒ yào de nà guàn chá jiù zǒu ！
I'm causing a scene? I was just driving from home, and I was signaling right, and a car came suddenly accelerated from behind and overtook me to turn right. He almost hit me! Then when I got out of the car to buy something to drink at a convenience store, I'd just opened the door to the fridge when a little hoodlum stretched out his arm from beside me to take the bottle of tea I wanted.
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这你就不懂了，中国人讲的是集体主义，讲效率，你冰箱门都开好了，还没伸手，他看有空档就先下手了，免得等会儿他还得再开一次门。
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le ，Zhōngguórén jiǎng de shì jítǐzhǔyì ，jiǎng xiàolǜ ，nǐ bīngxiāng mén dōu kāi hǎo le ，hái méi shēnshǒu ，tā kàn yǒu kòngdǎng jiù xiān xiàshǒu le ，miǎnde děng huǐr tā hái děi zài kāi yīcì mén 。
You don't even understand this? Chinese people talk in terms of collectivism and efficacy. With the door to the fridge already open, and you not having stretched out your arm yet, he made the first move when he saw the free opportunity, to avoid having to open the door again.
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一个人到了这种境界，他能动也能静，能屈也能伸，能微笑也能痛哭，能像廿世纪人一样的复杂，也能像亚当夏娃一样的纯真，一句话，他心里已有猛虎在细嗅蔷薇。
yī gè rén dào le zhèzhǒng jìngjiè ，tā néng dòng yě néng jìng ，néng qū yě néng shēn ，néng wēixiào yě néng tòngkū ，néng xiàng niàn shìjì rén yīyàng de fùzá ，yě néng xiàng Yàdāng Xiàwá yīyàng de chúnzhēn ，yījùhuà ，tā xīnli yǐ yǒu měng hǔ zài xì xiù qiángwēi 。
A person, once they reach this state of being, can be active and passive, they can yield and extend, they can smile and can feel pain, they can be as complex as a twentieth century man and as pure as Adam and Eve, in one sentence, in them, the tiger sniffs the rose.
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这第一类嘛，就是老虎型老板，他们喜欢权威，爱听吹捧。所以你就该说，“老板，您给的指示超牛逼，我按照您的指示延伸了一下，您看？”相信我，老板会立马同意你的一切提议，毕竟，谁会打自己的脸呢？
zhè dì yī lèi ma ，jiùshì lǎohǔ xíng lǎobǎn ，tāmen xǐhuan quánwēi ，ài tīng chuīpěng 。suǒyǐ nǐ jiù gāi shuō ，“lǎobǎn ，nín gěi de zhǐshì chāo niúbī ，wǒ ànzhào nín de zhǐshì yánshēn le yīxià ，nín kàn ？”xiāngxìn wǒ ，lǎobǎn huì lìmǎ tóngyì nǐ de yīqiè tíyì ，bìjìng ，shéi huì dǎ zìjǐ de liǎn ne ？
This first category is - The Tiger. They like authority and love to be flattered. So you should say, "Boss, It's so awesome to have your guidance, and I have worked on taking your instructions further, you see?" Believe me, your boss will immediately accept your initial proposal, given that no-one will want to make a fool of themselves, would they?
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大哥，今天我俩能遇见也是缘分，来，你这行李我帮你拿着，怪重的（伸手拿起张铁柱的行李）。你来这里是想找什么样的工作的啊？
dàgē ，jīntiān wǒliǎ néng yùjiàn yě shì yuánfèn ，lái ，nǐ zhè xíngli wǒ bāng nǐ ná zhe ，guài zhòng de （shēnshǒu náqǐ Zhāng Tiězhù de xíngli ）。nǐ lái zhèlǐ shì xiǎng zhǎo shénmeyàng de gōngzuò de ā ？
Buddy, it must be fate that we two met today. Come, I'll help you carry your luggage. It's very heavy (he extends his arm to lift Zhang Tiezhu's luggage). What kind of work are you looking for here?
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我觉察他去得匆匆了，伸出手遮挽时，他又从遮挽着的手边过去，天黑时，我躺在床上，他便伶伶俐俐地从我身上跨过，从我脚边飞去了。等我睁开眼和太阳再见，这算又溜走了一日。我掩着面叹息。但是新来的日子的影儿又开始在叹息里闪过了。
wǒ juéchá tā qù de cōngcōng le ，shēnchū chūshǒu zhēwǎn shí ，tā yòu cóng zhēwǎn zhe de shǒu biān guòqù ，tiān hēi shí ，wǒ tǎng zài chuáng shang ，tā biàn línglíng lìlì de cóng wǒ shēnshàng kuà guò ，cóng wǒ jiǎo biān fēi qù le 。děng wǒ zhēngkāi yǎn hé tàiyáng zài jiàn ，zhè suàn yòu liūzǒu le yī rì 。wǒ yǎn zhe miàn tànxī 。dànshì xīnláide rìzi de yǐngr yòu kāishǐ zài tànxī lǐ shǎn guò le 。
Aware of its fleeting presence, I reach out for it only to find it brushing past my out-stretched hands. In the evening, when I lie on my bed, it nimbly strides over my body and flits past my feet. By the time when I open my eyes to meet the sun again, another day is already gone. I heave a sign, my head buried in my hands. But, in the midst of my sighs, a new day is flashing past.
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部分巴西国博藏品或有救？多国有意伸援手
bùfen Bāxī guóbó cángpǐn huò yóujiù ？duō guó yǒuyì shēn yuánshǒu
Some exhibits and artefacts at Brazil National Museum may be saved? Many countries offer their assistance.
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塞雷若说，联合国教科文组织已提供资金和技术支援，法国和埃及政府也有意伸出援手。
sāiléiruò shuō ，LiánhéguóJiàoKēWénZǔzhī yǐ tígōng zījīn hé jìshù zhīyuán ，Fǎguó hé Āijí zhèngfǔ yě yǒuyì shēnchū yuánshǒu 。
Sérejo said that UNESCO has provided financial and technical support, and the French and Egyptian governments also intend to lend a helping hand.
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要挺直腰背，延伸脊柱啊，感觉有点儿累呢？
yào tǐngzhí yāo bèi ，yánshēn jǐzhù ā ，gǎnjué yǒudiǎnr lèi ne ？
Straighted the back and extend the spine, it feels quite tiring no?
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