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伸手

shēn shǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

伸手 (shēn shǒu) means "to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 伸手 means

1. to reach out with one's hand
2. to hold out a hand
3. (fig.) to beg
4. to get involved
5. to meddle

The characters in 伸手

• 伸shēnto stretch; to extend
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 男孩伸手又拿了一块蛋糕。
  The boy reached out for another piece of cake.
• 这个婴儿盯着我的原子笔看, 并且伸手要拿它。
  Zhège yīng'ér dīng zhe wǒ de yuánzǐbǐ kàn, bìngqiě shēnshǒu yào ná tā.
  The baby caught sight of my ballpoint pen and reached out for it.

Words starting with 伸手

• 伸手不见五指shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐpitch-dark (idiom)
• 伸手派shēn shǒu pàifreeloader; moocher; sponger
• 伸手牌shēn shǒu páifreeloader; moocher; sponger

Sounds the same

Read shēn shǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 身手skill; talent; agility

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