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What does 手腕 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

手腕 shǒuwàn

wrist

It can also mean

  • trick; tactic
  • skill (in handling people)

Its characters

  1. 手 shǒu (suffix) person skilled in something (as in 歌手)
  2. 腕 wàn wrist

In a sentence

我打球时扭伤了手腕。 I sprained my wrist playing ball.

孔融的部将武安国挥着一柄铁锤,骑马冲来,斗了十余回合,被吕布一戟砍断了手腕,弃锤而逃。

From 三英战吕布 · Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu

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