伸手
shēn shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

伸手
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shēn shǒu
  1. to reach out with one's hand
  2. to hold out a hand
  3. (fig.) to beg
  4. to get involved
  5. to meddle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
人手
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
伸
shēn
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
伸展
shēn zhǎn
  1. 1 stretching
  2. 2 extension
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
凶手
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
入手
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
出手
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
到手
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
  1. 1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
  2. 2 wasteful
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
  1. 1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
  2. 2 there is always sth more to learn
  3. 3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
  4. 4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.

Sample Sentences

我大呼小叫？我刚刚开车出门，先是路上打方向灯要右转，后方来车居然加速超前右转，差点就擦到我的车了！接着下车到便利店买点喝的，我才把冰箱门打开，旁边那小子竟然一伸手拿了我要的那罐茶就走！
wǒ dàhūxiǎojiào ？wǒ gānggāng kāichē chūmén ，xiān shì lùshang dǎ fāngxiàngdēng yào yòu zhuǎn ，hòufāng lái chē jūrán jiāsù chāoqián yòu zhuǎn ，chàdiǎn jiù cā dào wǒ de chē le ！jiē zhe xiàchē dào biànlìdiàn mǎi diǎnr hē de ，wǒ cái bǎ bīngxiāng mén dǎkāi ，pángbiān nà xiǎozi jìngrán yī shēnshǒu ná le wǒ yào de nà guàn chá jiù zǒu ！
I'm causing a scene? I was just driving from home, and I was signaling right, and a car came suddenly accelerated from behind and overtook me to turn right. He almost hit me! Then when I got out of the car to buy something to drink at a convenience store, I'd just opened the door to the fridge when a little hoodlum stretched out his arm from beside me to take the bottle of tea I wanted.
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这你就不懂了，中国人讲的是集体主义，讲效率，你冰箱门都开好了，还没伸手，他看有空档就先下手了，免得等会儿他还得再开一次门。
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le ，Zhōngguórén jiǎng de shì jítǐzhǔyì ，jiǎng xiàolǜ ，nǐ bīngxiāng mén dōu kāi hǎo le ，hái méi shēnshǒu ，tā kàn yǒu kòngdǎng jiù xiān xiàshǒu le ，miǎnde děng huǐr tā hái děi zài kāi yīcì mén 。
You don't even understand this? Chinese people talk in terms of collectivism and efficacy. With the door to the fridge already open, and you not having stretched out your arm yet, he made the first move when he saw the free opportunity, to avoid having to open the door again.
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大哥，今天我俩能遇见也是缘分，来，你这行李我帮你拿着，怪重的（伸手拿起张铁柱的行李）。你来这里是想找什么样的工作的啊？
dàgē ，jīntiān wǒliǎ néng yùjiàn yě shì yuánfèn ，lái ，nǐ zhè xíngli wǒ bāng nǐ ná zhe ，guài zhòng de （shēnshǒu náqǐ Zhāng Tiězhù de xíngli ）。nǐ lái zhèlǐ shì xiǎng zhǎo shénmeyàng de gōngzuò de ā ？
Buddy, it must be fate that we two met today. Come, I'll help you carry your luggage. It's very heavy (he extends his arm to lift Zhang Tiezhu's luggage). What kind of work are you looking for here?
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咳，你这孩子，怎么那么不懂事啊。只会伸手问家里要钱，也不说自己去赚钱。
hài ，nǐ zhè háizi ，zěnme nàme bù dǒngshì a 。zhǐ huì shēnshǒu wèn jiālǐ yàoqián ，yěbùshuō zìjǐ qù zhuànqián 。
Agh, how can you be so immature? All you ever do is put out your hand and ask for money. You'd never go out and earn any yourself.
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我从来没呼吸过这么新鲜的空气。你看，天空多蓝，而且特别近，好像伸手就可以摸到。
wǒ cónglái méi hūxī guo zhème xīnxiān de kōngqì 。nǐ kàn ，tiānkōng duō lán ，érqiě tèbié jìn ，hǎoxiàng shēnshǒu jiù kěyǐ mōdào 。
I've never breathed such fresh air before. Look how blue the sky is, and how especially close, as if you could stretch out your arm and touch it.
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