手掌心
shǒu zhǎng xīn
Pinyin
Definition
手掌心
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- see 手心[shǒu xīn]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一心一德
- 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
- 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
- 2 to multitask
- 3 to divide one's attention
一手交钱,一手交货
- 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
- 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
- 3 simple and direct transaction
一门心思
- 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
七手八脚
- 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
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。
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).
我要爱的男人没一个逃得过我的手掌心。你呢?