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手腕

shǒu wàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

手腕 (shǒu wàn) means "wrist; trickery; finesse". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 手腕 means

1. wrist
2. trickery
3. finesse
4. ability
5. skill

The characters in 手腕

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 腕wànwrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm

Example sentences

• 汤姆扭伤了手腕。
  Tom sprained his wrist.
• 他们手腕骨折了。
  They fractured their wrists.
• 那个男人抓住了这个年轻女孩的手腕。
  Nàge nánrén zhuāzhù le zhège niánqīng nǚhái de shǒuwàn.
  That man grabbed the young girl's wrist.

Words starting with 手腕

• 手腕子shǒu wàn ziwrist
• 手腕式shǒu wàn shìwrist- (watch, compass)

Words containing 手腕

• 玩手腕wán shǒu wànto play tricks; to play at politics
• 外交手腕wài jiāo shǒu wàndiplomatic skills
• 耍手腕shuǎ shǒu wànto play tricks; to maneuver
• 掰手腕bāi shǒu wànarm wrestling

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