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伸 shēn

to stretch

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
亻
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亻申 ⿰亻申

Memory hint: To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他伸手拿了一本书。
    Tā shēn shǒu nále yì běn shū.
    He stretched out his hand and took a book.
    he stretch hand took one (measure) book
  2. 你能帮我把这条线延伸一下吗？
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎ zhè tiáo xiàn yánshēn yíxià ma?
    Can you help me extend this line a bit?
    you can help me (object-marker) this (measure) line extend a-bit (question)
  3. 请伸出你的手。
    Qǐng shēnchū nǐ de shǒu.
    Please stretch out your hand.
    please stretch-out you (particle) hand
  4. 这条路没有再往前延伸。
    Zhè tiáo lù méiyǒu zài wǎng qián yánshēn.
    This road doesn't extend further forward.
    this (measure) road not-have again toward front extend
  5. 早上起床后，他喜欢伸个懒腰。
    Zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu, tā xǐhuan shēn ge lǎnyāo.
    After getting up in the morning, he likes to stretch.
    morning get-up after, he like stretch (measure) lazy-waist

Words with 伸 (2)