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手里

shǒu lǐ · shou li

Traditional 手裡

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. in hand
  2. (a situation is) in sb's hands
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Tickets in hand

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)拿的(náde)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What are you holding in your hand?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一张(yīzhāng)票(piào)，我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)还有(háiyǒu)两张(liǎngzhāng)。

    A ticket. I have two more in my hand.

  3. Liangliang

    什么票(shénmepiào)？

    What ticket?

  4. Dengdeng

    音乐会(yīnyuèhuì)的(de)票(piào)！明天(míngtiān)晚上(wǎnshang)，你(nǐ)要不要(yàobùyào)去(qù)？

    Concert tickets! Tomorrow evening. Do you want to go?

  5. Liangliang

    要(yào)！不过(bùguò)你看(nǐkàn)，你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)的(de)票(piào)是(shì)昨天的(zuótiānde)。

    Yes! But look, the tickets in your hand are from yesterday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)弟(dì)弟(di)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)一(yí)个(gè)摄(shè)像(xiàng)机(jī)。

My brother is holding a camera in his hand.

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

02

她(tā)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)提(tí)着(zhe)一(yí)个(gè)装(zhuāng)满(mǎn)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)的(de)袋(dài)子(zi)。

She is carrying a bag full of fruit in her hand.

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