HSK · Level 5
133 words
Chinese word
双手
Pronunciation
Pinyinshuāng shǒu
Meaning
- nounboth hands
Example
她双手抱着婴儿。tā shuāng shǒu bào zhe yīng ér
She holds the baby with both hands.
More examples
孩子双手拿着气球，笑得很开心。hái zi shuāng shǒu ná zhe qì qiú xiào de hěn kāi xīn
The child holds a balloon with both hands and laughs happily.
Core concept
A matched pair of hands working together to hold, lift, or support something.
Common phrases
双手插腰shuāng shǒu chā yāo
put both hands on one's hips
双手拿着shuāng shǒu ná zhe
hold with both hands
双手并用shuāng shǒu bìng yòng
use both hands simultaneously
Similar words
两只手liáng zhí shǒu: A simple way to refer to two hands as two separate body parts.
两手liáng shǒu: A casual spoken expression for both hands taken together.
Definition in Chinese
两只手的合称，指左右两只手一起用于拿、抱、举等动作。liáng zhí shǒu de hé chēng zhǐ zuǒ yòu liáng zhǐ shǒu yì qǐ yòng yú ná bào jǔ děng dòng zuò
Word origin
双 (shuāng, "pair") + 手 (shǒu, "hand") forms a compact noun for the two hands treated as one working pair.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, 双手 (shuāngshǒu, "both hands") can stand before an action verb, a position that English usually expresses with "with both hands".
Other meanings
- with both handsadverb
Opposites
- 单手dān shǒuone handnoun