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身手

shēn shǒu · shen shou

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Meaning

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  1. skill
  2. talent
  3. agility
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The kite in the tree

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，风筝(fēngzhēng)挂(guà)在(zài)树上(shùshàng)了(le)！

    Oh no, the kite is stuck in the tree!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)，我(wǒ)来(lái)。

    Don't worry, I'll do it.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)身手(shēnshǒu)行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    Are you agile enough?

  4. Liangliang

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)天天(tiāntiān)爬树(páshù)，身手(shēnshǒu)好(hǎo)得很(dehěn)。

    No worries, I climbed trees every day as a kid. I'm very agile.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)看(kàn)你(nǐ)的(de)身手(shēnshǒu)了(le)！

    Then it's up to your skills!

  6. Liangliang

    风筝(fēngzhēng)拿到(nádào)了(le)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)下不来(xiàbùlái)了(le)。

    I got the kite, but I can't get down.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)老(lǎo)人(rén)身(shēn)手(shǒu)灵(líng)活(huó)，每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)都(dōu)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)打(dǎ)太(tài)极(jí)。

That old man is nimble, and he practices tai chi in the park every morning.

02

他(tā)身(shēn)手(shǒu)不(bú)错(cuò)，很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)爬(pá)上(shàng)了(le)那(nà)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)。

He is quite agile and quickly climbed up that big tree.

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