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手腕

shǒu wàn · shou wan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. wrist
  2. trickery
  3. finesse
  4. ability
  5. skill
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Rest your wrist

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手腕(shǒuwàn)有点(yǒudiǎn)疼(téng)。

    My wrist is a bit sore.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)玩(wán)得(de)太久(tàijiǔ)了(le)？

    Did you play games for too long?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，昨天(zuótiān)玩(wán)了(le)六个(liùgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Yes, I played for six hours yesterday.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手腕(shǒuwàn)需要(xūyào)休息(xiūxi)，今天(jīntiān)别(bié)玩(wán)了(le)。

    Your wrist needs rest. Don't play today.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)。

    OK, then I will only watch TV today.

  6. Liangliang

    遥控器(yáokòngqì)也(yě)要(yào)用(yòng)手腕(shǒuwàn)哦(ò)！

    The remote control needs your wrist too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(gè)男(nán)人(rén)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)这(zhè)个(gè)年(nián)轻(qīng)女(nǚ)孩(hái)的(de)手(shǒu)腕(wàn)。

That man grabbed the young girl's wrist.

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

02

他(tā)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)人(rén)际(jì)关(guān)系(xì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)手(shǒu)腕(wàn)。

He is very skillful at handling interpersonal relationships.

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