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What does 伸手 mean?

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伸手 shēnshǒu

to reach out one's hand

It can also mean

  • to ask for (help, money); to meddle

Its characters

  1. 伸 shēn to stretch
  2. 手 shǒu hand

In a sentence

他伸手去拿桌上的杯子。 He reached out for the cup on the table.

我以为是给我的,伸手摸了摸。

From 我的房间 · My Room

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