手腕

shǒu wàn · shou wan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(gè)男(nán)人(rén)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)这(zhè)个(gè)年(nián)轻(qīng)女(nǚ)孩(hái)的(de)手(shǒu)腕(wàn)。

That man grabbed the young girl's wrist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)人(rén)际(jì)关(guān)系(xì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)手(shǒu)腕(wàn)。

He is very skillful at handling interpersonal relationships.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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