手

shǒu · shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill
  8. CL:雙 / 双 (shuāng),隻 / 只 (zhī)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)洗(xǐ)过(guò)你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)了(le)吗(ma)?

Have you washed your hands yet?

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

02

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)握(wò)住(zhù)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)。

You can hold my hand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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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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