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伸展

shēn zhǎn · shen zhan

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Meaning

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  1. stretching
  2. extension
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A bird on my hand

  1. Liangliang

    早上好(zǎoshanghǎo)！你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Good morning! What are you doing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)做(zuò)伸展(shēnzhǎn)，早上(zǎoshang)伸展(shēnzhǎn)一下(yīxià)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)。

    I'm stretching. A stretch in the morning feels nice.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)怎么(zěnme)伸(shēn)得(de)这么(zhème)高(gāo)？

    How can you reach your hands so high?

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)伸展(shēnzhǎn)运动(yùndòng)，你(nǐ)也(yě)来(lái)试试(shìshì)。

    This is a stretching exercise. You try it too.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)也(yě)伸展(shēnzhǎn)一下(yīxià)，啊(a)，好(hǎo)舒服(shūfu)！

    OK! I'll stretch too. Ah, so comfy!

  6. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，有(yǒu)只(zhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)站(zhàn)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)上(shàng)！

    Look, a little bird is standing on your hand!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

起(qǐ)床(chuáng)后(hòu)我(wǒ)习(xí)惯(guàn)伸(shēn)展(zhǎn)一(yí)下(xià)身(shēn)体(tǐ)。

After getting up, I'm used to stretching my body a bit.

02

猫(māo)在(zài)阳(yáng)光(guāng)下(xià)舒(shū)服(fu)地(de)伸(shēn)展(zhǎn)四(sì)肢(zhī)。

The cat comfortably stretches its limbs in the sunlight.

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