at hand; on hand
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
at hand; on hand; within reach
Indicates that something is physically nearby or readily available. Often used with 在 or 不在. Can also take the 'er' suffix (儿化) as 手边儿 (shǒu biān r).
Nǐ你
yào要
de的
nà那
zhāng张
huà画
，
bù不
zài在
shǒu手
biān边
，
děng等
zhǎo找
chū出
lái来
gěi给
nǐ你
。
The painting you want is not at hand; wait until I find it and give it to you.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
gōng工
jù具
fàng放
zài在
shǒu手
biān边
，
fāng方
biàn便
suí随
shí时
shǐ使
yòng用
。
Please keep the tools at hand for convenient use at any time.
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Shǒu手
biān边
r儿
méi没
shén什
me么
xiàn现
jīn金
，
zhǐ只
néng能
shuā刷
kǎ卡
le了
。
I don't have any cash on hand, so I can only pay by card.