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掌
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Definitions
- 1. palm of the hand
- 2. sole of the foot
- 3. paw
- 4. horseshoe
- 5. to slap
- 6. to wield
Example Sentences
1 shown擊 掌 ！
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Words Containing 掌
duck feet (claws)
see 手心[shǒu xīn]
in charge of
fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
see 了如指掌[liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng]
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning
to clasp hands
see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bù dài xì]
the power of sb or sth evil
face (mining)
(literary) busy (with work etc)
to take over
(microbiology) Bacillus cereus
anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
(have sb in) the palm of one's hand
to applaud
palm
It's hard to clap with only one hand.
to prepare meals
to slap
metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
to clap one's hands
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
to slap
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
cactus
to wield (power etc)
prickly pear
shopkeeper
see 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]
to clap
easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
Chinese tulip tree
see 易如反掌[yì rú fǎn zhǎng]
chancellor (rank in various European states)
to light a lamp
to wield (political etc) power
palmistry
applause
hollow of the palm
palm of the hand
lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
thunderous applause (idiom)
lit. to turn over one's palm
to be in charge of
to slap
to clap hands
to grasp (often fig.)
chancellor (rank in various European states)
to control
to clasp hands
to be in charge of the cooking
the sole of the foot
handheld computer
PDA
(HK, Malaysia) push-up; press-up (exercise)
to steer (a ship)
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
see 易如反掌[yì rú fǎn zhǎng]
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
handheld game console
bear paw (as food)
in charge (of a position etc)