手掌
shǒu zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

手掌
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shǒu zhǎng
  1. palm

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 classifier: 双 shuāng
  9. 9 classifier: 只 zhī
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

Sample Sentences

写字的时候，笔要拿直，拇指食指夹住笔身，其它手指靠着作为辅助，手掌心中空，想象里面有颗鸡蛋。
xiězì de shíhou ，bǐ yào ná zhí ，mǔzhǐ shízhǐ jiā zhù bǐ shēn ，qítā shǒuzhǐ kàozhe zuòwéi fǔzhù ，shǒuzhǎngxīn zhōngkòng ，xiǎngxiàng lǐmiàn yǒu kē jīdàn 。
When you are writing Chinese calligraphy, you have to hold the pen straight. Use your thumb and forefinger to clamp onto the body of the calligraphy brush. The other fingers can be used as additional support. The palm of your hand needs to be empty. You can imagine an egg sitting in the palm on your hand (so that you don't crush it).
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准备好以后，两手放在胸部两侧，手掌贴地。
zhǔnbèi hǎo yǐhòu ，liǎng shǒu fàng zài xiōngbù liǎngcè ，shǒuzhǎng tiē dì 。
When you're ready, put your arms by your sides, with your palms pressed to the ground.
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你的手掌那么柔软，你小小的身体是那么娇小柔弱，爸爸妈妈好担心不能好好照顾你。
nǐ de shǒuzhǎng nàme róuruǎn ，nǐ xiǎoxiǎo de shēntǐ shì nàme jiāoxiǎo róuruò ，bàba māma hǎo dānxīn bùnéng hǎohāo zhàogu nǐ 。
Your hand was so soft, your little body was so small and weak, mummy and daddy were very worried we wouldn't be able to look after you.
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老师，手掌一定要贴地吗?
lǎoshī ，shǒuzhǎng yīdìng yào tiē dì ma ?
Teacher, do I have to touch the floor with the palm of my hands?
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哇，这个人扭成这样。盘腿，手掌支撑全身，不难受啊？
wā ，zhège rén niǔ chéng zhèyàng 。pántuǐ ，shǒuzhǎng zhīchēng quánshēn ，bù nánshòu a ？
Wow, look how twisted up that person is. Their legs are crossed, and their whole body is propped up on their hands. Doesn't that hurt?
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我要爱的男人没一个逃得过我的手掌心。你呢？
wǒ yào ài de nánrén méi yī ge táo de guò wǒ de shǒuzhǎngxīn 。nǐ ne ？
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