伸
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Definitions
- 1. to stretch
- 2. to extend
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Collocations
伸 is often used with body parts: 伸腿 (stretch legs), 伸懒腰 (stretch oneself). It rarely describes stretching abstract concepts like deadlines.
Common mistakes
Do not use 伸 for 'to stretch' meaning 'to prolong' (e.g., time). Use 延长 instead.
Example Sentences
1 shown请把手 伸 出来。
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Words Containing 伸
to promote
to reach out with one's hand
to lengthen and shorten
to extend
to right wrongs
to extend
sinker (baseball) (loanword)
stretching
runway (for a fashion show etc)
see 延伸[yán shēn]
to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
pitch-dark (idiom)
freeloader; moocher; sponger
freeloader; moocher; sponger
Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
to straighten
trombone
flexibility
extensor (anatomy)
to stretch; to extend
to stretch out
A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.
to draw
tensile strength
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
to give rise (to)