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手指头

shǒu zhǐ tou · shou zhi tou

Traditional 手指頭

Meaning

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  1. fingertip
  2. finger
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Ink on the fingers

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)手指头(shǒuzhǐtou)怎么(zěnme)是(shì)黑色(hēisè)的(de)？

    Liangliang, why are your fingers black?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)在(zài)写(xiě)毛笔字(máobǐzì)，手指头(shǒuzhǐtou)沾(zhān)了(le)墨(mò)。

    I was writing calligraphy just now, and ink got on my fingers.

  3. Dengdeng

    十个(shígè)手指头(shǒuzhǐtou)都(dōu)沾上(zhānshàng)了(le)！

    All ten fingers are covered!

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)一边(yībiān)写(xiě)，一边(yībiān)用(yòng)手指头(shǒuzhǐtou)擦(cā)桌子(zhuōzi)。

    Because I wipe the table with my fingers while I write.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)字(zì)呢(ne)？

    Then where is your writing?

  6. Liangliang

    都(dōu)在(zài)手指头(shǒuzhǐtou)上(shàng)了(le)！

    It is all on my fingers!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ)头(tou)有(yǒu)一(yì)根(gēn)刺(cì)。

I have a thorn in my finger.

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02

他(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ)头(tou)割(gē)破(pò)了(le)，流(liú)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)血(xuè)。

He accidentally cut his finger and bled quite a bit.

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