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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.raise one's hand
她抬手从树上摘下一个苹果。
She reached up and picked an apple from the tree.
阅兵时，主席不时抬手向队伍行军礼。
During the parade, the chairman raised his hand to salute the troops from time to time.
老师抬手示意孩子们安静下来。
The teacher raised his hand to signal the children to be quiet.
- 2
v.make an exception in somebody's favour; not be too hard on somebody
Word usage
- Separable word"抬" and "手" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
只要您抬一下手，这事儿就算过去了。
All you would need to do is to be a little flexible and this matter would be over.
这是原则问题，我抬不了手。
This is a matter of principle, so I can't be magnanimous.