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手指

shǒu zhǐ · shou zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. finger
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In a conversation

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  1. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)！我(wǒ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)！

    Ouch! My finger!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened to your finger?

  3. Dengdeng

    纸(zhǐ)割到(gēdào)我(wǒ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)了(le)。

    The paper cut my finger.

  4. Liangliang

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。不大(bùdà)。是(shì)哪个(nǎge)手指(shǒuzhǐ)？

    Let me see. It is small. Which finger is it?

  5. Dengdeng

    小拇指(xiǎomǔzhǐ)，可是(kěshì)很(hěn)疼(téng)。

    The little finger, but it hurts a lot.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)别(bié)用(yòng)它(tā)翻(fān)书(shū)了(le)！

    Then do not use that finger to turn the page!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)刚(gāng)刚(gāng)切(qiē)到(dào)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ)了(le)。

I just cut my finger.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ)冻(dòng)僵(jiāng)了(le)，以(yǐ)至(zhì)于(yú)无(wú)法(fǎ)弹(tán)钢(gāng)琴(qín)了(le)。

My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.

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

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The characters

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手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

指
zhǐ

finger; to point at or to

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