Chinese Conversation · Level 44
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Chinese word
手腕
Pronunciation
Pinyinshǒu wàn
Meaning
- nounwrist
Example
她的手腕扭伤了。tā de shǒu wàn niǔ shāng le
Her wrist is sprained.
More examples
运动员受伤后，用护具固定了手腕。yùn dòng yuán shòu shāng hòu yòng hù jù gù dìng le shǒu wàn
After the athlete was injured, they used a brace to fix their wrist in place.
Core concept
The hand's working hinge, broadened into a person's effective way of managing affairs.
Common phrases
弯曲手腕wān qū shǒu wàn
bend one's wrist
手腕处shǒu wàn chù
at the wrist
Similar words
关节guān jié: A joint where two bones meet and movement occurs.
手指shóu zhǐ: One of the fingers of the hand.
手臂shǒu bì: The arm from the shoulder to the wrist.
Definition in Chinese
主要指手与前臂相接的关节部位，也可引申指一个人的能力、手段或办法。zhǔ yào zhǐ shǒu yǔ qián bì xiāng jiē de guān jié bù wèi yě kě yǐn shēn zhǐ yí gè rén de néng lì shǒu duàn huò bàn fǎ
Word origin
手 (shǒu, "hand") + 腕 (wàn, "wrist") names the hand-forearm joint, and the joint's role in controlled action gives rise to the broader sense of handling matters successfully.
Usage tips
- References to injury, movement, or clothing usually indicate the physical sense, while references to managing people or affairs indicate the figurative sense.
Other meanings
- skillnoun
- meansnoun
Related words
- 手腕儿shǒu wànrwristnoun