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伸出

shēn chū · shen chu

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Meaning

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  1. to extend
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A little magic trick

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，伸出(shēnchū)你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)看(kàn)个(gè)魔术(móshù)。

    Liangliang, stretch out your hand, I'll show you a magic trick.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)伸出(shēnchū)来(lái)了(le)。

    Okay, I've stretched it out.

  3. Dengdeng

    闭上(bìshang)眼睛(yǎnjing)，我(wǒ)数(shǔ)到(dào)三(sān)。

    Close your eyes. I'll count to three.

  4. Liangliang

    好了(hǎole)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)手(shǒu)上(shàng)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    Done? What's in my hand?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)睁开(zhēngkāi)眼睛(yǎnjing)吧(ba)。你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)上(shàng)有(yǒu)……我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)！

    Open your eyes. Your hand has... my phone!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)伸出(shēnchū)手(shǒu)这么(zhème)久(jiǔ)，就(jiù)为了(wèile)拿(ná)你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)？

    I held out my hand for so long just to hold your phone?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)伸(shēn)出(chū)他(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)，接(jiē)着(zhe)我(wǒ)和(hé)他(tā)握(wò)了(le)手(shǒu)。

The young man put out his hand and I shook it.

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

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)其(qí)他(tā)人(rén)伸(shēn)出(chū)援(yuán)手(shǒu)。

Nobody else offered to help.

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

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