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伸手
shēn shǒu
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- pinyin
- shēn shǒu
- simplified
- 伸手
- traditional
- 伸手
1 · 动词
to reach out with one's hand
用自己的手伸出手来
This word already occurs in accepted examples; this entry binds one distinct context.
As the wind lifted the papers, he reached out and grabbed one sheet.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
风吹起纸张时，他伸手抓住了其中一页。
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Mandarin reading: shēn shǒu.
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