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拇指

Word · Noun

thumb; big toe

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

thumb (of the hand); big toe

Refers to the first digit of both the hand and foot. In everyday speech, 大拇指 is commonly used to specifically mean the thumb, while 大脚趾 refers to the big toe.

Qǐng请
shù竖
qǐ起
dà大
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
biǎo表
shì示
zàn赞
tóng同
 。

Please give a thumbs up to show approval.

Wǒ我
de的
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bèi被
mén门
jiā夹
dào到
le了
 。

I accidentally caught my thumb in the door.

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Dà大
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
bǐ比
xiǎo小
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
cū粗
de得
duō多
 。

The thumb is much thicker than the pinky.

Tā他
xí习
guàn惯
yòng用
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
zài在
shǒu手
jī机
píng屏
mù幕
shàng上
huá滑
dòng动
 。

He is used to scrolling on his phone screen with his thumb.