# 伸手 (shēnshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 伸手 (shēnshǒu) means “to reach out a hand; to ask for help”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to reach out a hand; to ask for help
- Pinyin: shēnshǒu (shen1 shou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他伸手接住了掉下的苹果。
  Tā shēnshǒu jiēzhùle diàoxià de píngguǒ.
  He reached out his hand to catch the falling apple.

## Characters

- [伸](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-stretch/) (shēn): to stretch; to extend
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-shou-reach-out-hand/

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