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手铐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

手铐 Usage and Examples

handcuffs

cuffs

manacles

他戴着手铐被送进监狱。

He was led away to jail in handcuffs.

两个囚犯手铐在一起时却分别往灯柱两边跑,结果没跑成。

Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamppost while handcuffed.

The characters in 手铐

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
铐
kào11handcuff or shackle

More words starting with 手

  • shǒu手yì一huī挥a wave of the hand, waved his hand
  • shǒu手shàng上in hand, on hand
  • shǒu手xià下subordinate, underling
  • shǒu手xià下rén人subordinate, underling
  • shǒu手xià下shì士bīng兵subordinate soldiers, troops
  • shǒu手xià下méi没yǒu有shí实quán权No real power., Lacks actual authority.
  • shǒu手xià下yǎn演yuán员managed actor, talent
  • shǒu手xià下de的subordinate, under one's command
  • shǒu手zhōng中in hand, in possession
  • shǒu手zhōng中de的in hand, at hand
  • shǒu手zhōng中de的shū书the book in hand, the book in my hand
  • shǒu手zhōng中de的cái材liào料Materials in hand, Information at hand

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Questions about 手铐

What does 手铐 mean in Chinese?

手铐 (shǒu kào) means “handcuffs, cuffs, manacles”.

How do you pronounce 手铐?

手铐 is pronounced shǒu kào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “handcuffs” in Chinese?

“handcuffs” is 手铐 (shǒu kào) in Chinese.

How is 手铐 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 手铐, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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