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手掌

shǒu zhǎng · shou zhang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. palm
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Reading a palm

  1. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)你(nǐ)的(de)手掌(shǒuzhǎng)。

    Let me look at your palm.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)会(huì)看(kàn)手相(shǒuxiàng)？

    You can read palms?

  3. Liangliang

    会(huì)一点(yīdiǎn)。你(nǐ)的(de)手掌(shǒuzhǎng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yī)条(tiáo)长(cháng)线(xiàn)。

    A little. There is a long line on your palm.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)表示(biǎoshì)什么(shénme)？

    What does that mean?

  5. Liangliang

    表示(biǎoshì)你(nǐ)刚(gāng)写完(xiěwán)字(zì)，没(méi)洗手(xǐshǒu)。

    It means you just finished writing and did not wash your hands.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)弯(wān)膝(xī)也(yě)能(néng)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)掌(zhǎng)平(píng)放(fàng)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)。

I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

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

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)用(yòng)曲(qū)膝(xī)就(jiù)能(néng)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)掌(zhǎng)放(fàng)到(dào)地(dì)上(shàng)。

I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

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

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