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身手

shēn shǒu

2-character word

What 身手 means

1. skill
2. talent
3. agility

The characters in 身手

• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 身手矫健的棕狐狸跃过懒洋洋的狗。
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
• 身手矫健的棕狐狸跃过懒洋洋的棕狗。
  The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy brown dog.
• 身手矫健的棕狐狸没有跃过懒洋洋的狗。
  The quick brown fox did not jump over the lazy dog.

Words starting with 身手

• 身手敏捷shēn shǒu mǐn jiéagile; nimble; deft

Words containing 身手

• 大显身手dà xiǎn shēn shǒu(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
• 初试身手chū shì shēn shǒuto have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
• 一展身手yī zhǎn shēn shǒuto showcase one's talents; to display one's prowess

Sounds the same

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

• 伸手to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg