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手掌

手掌 (shǒu zhǎng): Palm (of the hand) (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

手掌 consists of 2 characters.

palm of the hand

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Word Info

Pinyinshǒu zhǎng

MeaningPalm (of the hand)

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word手掌

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3.

How to Use 手掌 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 手掌 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith掌

yī一

zhǎng掌

neutral

one palm

Noun + Nounwith心

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

xīn心

neutral

palm of the hand

Adjective + Nounwith宽厚

kuān宽

hòu厚

de的

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

Verb + Objectwith张开

zhāng张

kāi开

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

4.

Example Sentences with 手掌

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

shǒu手

，

zhè这

neutral

broad and thick palm

neutral

open one's palm

shì

是

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

。

This is my hand, and this is the palm.

tā他

yòng用

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

wěn稳

wěn稳

dì地

tuō托

zhù住

le了

nà那

ge个

jí即

jiāng将

diào掉

luò落

de的

huā花

píng瓶

。

He used his palm to steadily catch the vase that was about to fall.

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

xié协

yì议

qián前

，

qǐng请

jiāng将

nín您

de的

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

yìn印

qīng清

xī晰

dì地

gài盖

zài在

zhǐ指

dìng定

wèi位

zhì置

。

Before signing the agreement, please clearly stamp your palm print in the designated location.

tā他

yòng用

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

qīng轻

qīng轻

pāi拍

le了

pāi拍

hái孩

zi子

de的

tóu头

。

He gently patted the child's head with his palm.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

yòng用

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

gǎn感

shòu受

yí一

xià下

zhè这

kuài块

shí石

tou头

de的

wēn温

dù度

shì是

fǒu否

yì异

cháng常

？

Can you use your palm to feel if the temperature of this stone is abnormal?

tā他

de的

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

zhí直

jiē接

jiē接

chù触

dào到

gǔn滚

tàng烫

de的

guō锅

bǐng柄

，

yīn因

cǐ此

méi没

yǒu有

shòu受

shāng伤

。

His palm did not directly touch the scalding pot handle, so he was not injured.

tā她

tān摊

kāi开

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

，

zhǎn展

shì示

le了

yī一

méi枚

shǎn闪

shǎn闪

fā发

guāng光

de的

yìng硬

bì币

。

She opened her palm and showed a shiny coin.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

tān摊

kāi开

shǒu手

zhǎng掌

shì示

yì意

zì自

jǐ己

háo毫

wú无

yǐn隐

mán瞒

，

dàn但

yǎn眼

shén神

què却

shǎn闪

shuò烁

bú不

dìng定

。

Although he spread open his palms to indicate he had nothing to hide, his eyes were flickering uneasily.

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