两
手

One's two hands in Chinese: 两手 (liǎng shǒu)

liǎng shǒu

one's two hands

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 兩手1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1one's two hands
  2. 2two prongs (of a strategy)
  3. 3both aspects, eventualities etc
  4. 4skills
  5. 5expertise

Stroke order

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两
手

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧㄤˇ

liǎng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

两手

Simplified

兩手

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他用两手抱住了那个大箱子。

    tā yòng liǎng shǒu bào zhù le nà ge dà xiāng zǐ。

    He held that big box with both hands.

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Related words

两

liǎng

two

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

举手

jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

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