Hands in Chinese
hand · HSK 2
手
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Counted with 只: 一只手
外面太冷，我的手都冻红了。 It's so cold outside that my hands are red.
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How do you say hands in Chinese?
Hands in Chinese is 手 (shǒu). You can also say 人手 (rén shǒu).
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