wàn
腕
wrist; wrist force
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
wrist
Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 in colloquial speech, i.e. 腕儿.
Tā她
dài戴
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
jīng精
zhì致
de的
shǒu手
zhuó镯
zài在
shǒu手
wàn腕
shàng上
。
She wears a delicate bracelet on her wrist.
Bān搬
zhòng重
wù物
de的
shí时
hou候
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
niǔ扭
dào到
le了
shǒu手
wàn腕
。
I sprained my wrist while carrying heavy items.
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Yī医
shēng生
wò握
zhù住
tā他
de的
shǒu手
wàn腕
cè测
liáng量
mài脉
bó搏
。
The doctor held his wrist to check his pulse.
Tā他
zhuǎn转
dòng动
zhe着
shǒu手
wàn腕
，
huó活
dòng动
le了
yī一
xià下
jiāng僵
yìng硬
de的
guān关
jié节
。
He rotated his wrist to loosen up his stiff joints.
Shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
yòng用
shǒu手
wàn腕
kòng控
zhì制
máo毛
bǐ笔
de的
zǒu走
xiàng向
。
A calligrapher uses their wrist to control the brush strokes.
noun
means; tactics; skill
informalA figurative extended meaning referring to interpersonal tactics or methods, often used in neutral or slightly negative contexts.
Tā他
hěn很
yǒu有
shǒu手
wàn腕
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
ná拿
xià下
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
He is very skilled at tactics and secured the project quickly.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
kào靠
bù不
zhèng正
dāng当
shǒu手
wàn腕
yíng赢
dé得
le了
dìng订
dān单
。
This company won the order through underhanded tactics.
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Zhí职
chǎng场
shàng上
xū需
yào要
líng灵
huó活
yùn运
yòng用
shǒu手
wàn腕
chǔ处
lǐ理
rén人
jì际
guān关
xì系
。
You need to use flexible tactics to handle workplace relationships.