手
腕

Wrist in Chinese: 手腕 (shǒu wàn)

shǒu wàn

wrist

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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手
腕

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄢˋ

wàn

ㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我不小心把手腕扭伤了。

    wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ shǒu wàn niǔ shāng le。

    I accidentally sprained my wrist.

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Related words

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

歌手

gē shǒu

singer

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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