English–Chinese
“both hands” in Chinese
How to say “both hands” in Chinese
“Both hands” in Chinese is 两手 (liǎng shǒu).
Both hands act together, or two methods or resources are used as a coordinated pair.
Example sentences with 两手
他两手并用，迅速完成了组装工作。tā liáng shǒu bìng yòng xùn sù wán chéng le zǔ zhuāng gōng zuò
He used both hands at once and quickly finished the assembly work.
Tips for using 两手
- The pattern 用 (yòng, "use") + a body-part phrase + a verb presents the body part as the means of an action, while English often uses a preposition such as with or by.
Other Chinese words for “both hands”
她双手抱着婴儿。tā shuāng shǒu bào zhe yīng ér
She holds the baby with both hands.