HSK · Level 27
135 words
Chinese word
两手
Pronunciation
Pinyinliǎng shǒu
Meaning
- nounboth hands
Example
她用两手接住了球。tā yòng liáng shǒu jiē zhù le qiú
She caught the ball with both hands.
More examples
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.
Core concept
Both hands act together, or two methods or resources are used as a coordinated pair.
Common phrases
两手并用liáng shǒu bìng yòng
use both hands at once
伸出两手shēn chū liáng shǒu
hold out both hands
把两手举起bǎ liáng shǒu jú qǐ
raise both hands
Similar words
双手shuāng shǒu: The pair formed by the left and right hands.
两只手liáng zhí shǒu: The two hands themselves, with focus on their number and physical form.
Definition in Chinese
用两只手一起进行动作，指双手同时参与的行为或状态。yòng liáng zhí shǒu yì qǐ jìn xíng dòng zuò zhǐ shuāng shǒu tóng shí cān yù de xíng wéi huò zhuàng tài
Word origin
两 (liǎng, "two") + 手 (shǒu, "hand") gives a direct picture of two hands taking part in one coordinated activity.
Usage tips
- 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.
Opposites
- 单手dān shǒuone handnoun
Related words
- 两手并用liáng shǒu bìng yònguse both hands at onceidiom