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援手

yuán shǒu

2-character word

What 援手 means

1. assistance; a helping hand
2. to lend a hand

The characters in 援手

• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 没有其他人伸出援手。
  Méiyǒu qítā rén shēnchū yuánshǒu.
  Nobody else offered to help.

Sounds the same

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

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