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指纹

zhǐ wén · zhi wen

Traditional 指紋

Meaning

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  1. fingerprint
  2. the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
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Fingerprint unlock

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)打不开(dǎbùkāi)了(le)！

    My phone will not open!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)用(yòng)指纹(zhǐwén)试试(shìshì)。

    Try your fingerprint.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)按(àn)了(le)很多(hěnduō)次(cì)，还是(háishi)不行(bùxíng)。

    I pressed many times. It still does not work.

  4. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)手(shǒu)是(shì)湿(shī)的(de)吧(ba)？湿(shī)手(shǒu)的(de)指纹(zhǐwén)，手机(shǒujī)认不出来(rènbùchūlái)。

    Your hand is wet, right? The phone cannot recognise the fingerprint of a wet hand.

  5. Dengdeng

    擦(cā)干(gān)了(le)，还是(háishi)不行(bùxíng)！

    I wiped it dry. It still does not work!

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)按(àn)的(de)是(shì)我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)。

    Because you are pressing my phone.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)从(cóng)门(mén)把(bà)手(shǒu)上(shàng)抹(mǒ)掉(diào)他(tā)的(de)指(zhǐ)纹(wén)。

I saw Tom wiping his fingerprints off the doorknob.

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

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)在(zài)玻(bō)璃(li)杯(bēi)上(shàng)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)他(tā)的(de)指(zhǐ)纹(wén)。

The police found his fingerprints on the glass.

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