shǒu wàn
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  • 1

    n.wrist

    • tā de shǒu wàn kāi shǐ bèi bǎng zhe de bù dài zi cā tòng le

      手腕开始带子

      His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them.

    • tā tíng xia lai miàn duì zhe tā fàng kāi le tā de shǒu wàn

      下来面对放开手腕

      He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist.

    • tā de shǒu zhǐ qīng wò zhù tā de shǒu wàn

      手指手腕

      His fingers curled gently around her wrist.

  • 2

    n.artifice; stratagem; finesse; tactics

    • shuǎ shǒu wàn

      手腕

      play tricks

    • tiě shǒu wàn

      手腕

      iron hand

    • wài jiāo shǒu wàn

      外交手腕

      the diplomatic handling

Word usage

  • "手腕" is often matched with measure word "只"or"种".
    • 手腕

      one wrist

    • 手腕

      one kind of stratagem