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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
shēn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
san1
Short definition to stretch
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All available English definitions to stretchCdict iconAdso icon / to extendCdict icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to stretch
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: to stretch; to extend; loll
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: to stretch; to extend'
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(tā) another
(shēn) to stretch
直了( zhí le)
他的( tā de)
手臂(shǒu bì shǒu bei) arm

He stretched his arm.

琳达(líndá) Linda
(bà) stem
舌头(shé tóu) tongue
(shēn) to stretch
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
出来(chū lái) to come out

Linda stuck her tongue out.

(tā) another
(shēn) to stretch
长了(zhǎng le) to grow
手臂(shǒu bì shǒu bei) arm
为了(wèi le) in order to
(néng) may
拿到(nádào) to receive
(shū) book

He stretched out his arm to take the book.

我的( de) my
书桌(shū zhuō) desk
一个(yī gè) a
可怕的( kě pà de) that can be feared
地方(dì fang) area
难以置信地(nán yǐ zhì xìn di) fabulously
多的(duōde) More
难以置信地(nán yǐ zhì xìn di) fabulously
有用的( yǒu yòng de) useful
抽屉(chōutì) drawer
— —
合并在(hébìngzài)
难以置信的( nán yǐ zhì xìn de) fab
一点(yī diǎn) a bit
(shēn) to stretch
腿的( tuǐ de) legged
地方(dì fang) area

My writing desk, a place of dread: an incredible number of incredibly useful drawers - combined with incredibly little legspace.

(tā) another
(shēn) to stretch
长了(zhǎng le) to grow
脖子(bó zi) neck
希望能(xī wàng néng) to hope to be able
听到(tīng dào) to hear
她们(tā men) they
低声说
(dedì) of
(huà) talk

He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.

(tā) another
(shēn) to stretch
长了(zhǎng le) to grow
脖子(bó zi) neck
希望能(xī wàng néng) to hope to be able
听到(tīng dào) to hear
他们(tā men) they
低声说
(dedì) of
(huà) talk

He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.

(māo) cat
(gōng) bowed
(qǐ) to rise
(bèi bēi bēi) hard of hearing
(shēn) to stretch
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(gè) variant of 個个ge4
懒腰(lǎn yāo) stretch

The cat arched its back and stretched itself.

(tā) another
(shēn) to stretch
长了(zhǎng le) to grow
他的( tā de)
右手(yòu shǒu) right hand

He extended his right arm.

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