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    Expressing 'to stretch out' with 伸出 (shēnchū)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 伸出 + Body Part

    Explanation

    伸出 (shēnchū) means "to stretch out" or "to extend." It describes the action of reaching out a body part, most commonly a hand, as in 伸出手 (to stretch out one's hand).

    Examples

    • 他伸出手来帮我拿行李。

      Tā shēnchū shǒu lái bāng wǒ ná xíngli.

      He reached out his hand to help me with my luggage.

    • 小猫从窝里伸出了一只爪子。

      Xiǎo māo cóng wō lǐ shēnchūle yī zhī zhǎozi.

      The kitten stretched out a paw from its bed.

    • 她从车窗伸出手向我们挥手告别。

      Tā cóng chēchuāng shēnchū shǒu xiàng wǒmen huīshǒu gàobié.

      She reached her hand out of the car window and waved goodbye to us.

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