手腕 shǒuwàn

1. shǒuwàn noun wrist
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '手腕'; Guoyu '手腕' 1)
2. shǒuwàn noun a method
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '手腕'; Guoyu '手腕' 2)

Contained in

• 玩手腕 to play tricks; to play at politics
• 耍手腕 to play tricks; to maneuver
• 掰手腕 arm wrestling
• 手腕式 wrist- (watch, compass)
• 手腕子 wrist

Also contained in

外交手腕

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第五十三回 Chapter 53 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第五回 Chapter 5 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
• 第六十二回 Chapter 62 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 113 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 卷四十九 王充王符仲長統列傳 Volume 49: Biographies of Wang Chong, Wang Fu, Zhongchang Tong Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 1
• 第三十一回 Chapter 31 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第五十五回 Chapter 55 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第七十回 Chapter 70 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 卷第五 省事 止足 誡兵 養生 歸心 Scroll 5: Moderation, Refrain from use of Arms, Good Health, Religious Faith The Family Instructions of Master Yan 顏氏家訓 — count: 1
• 卷二百六十八 列傳第一百五十六 曹文詔 周遇吉 黃得功 Volume 268 Biographies 156: Cao Wenzhao, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong History of Ming 明史 — count: 1

Collocations

• 手腕上 (手腕上) 手腕上懸了一把 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三十一回 Chapter 31 — count: 5
• 在手腕 (在手腕) 卻中在手腕上 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七十回 Chapter 70 — count: 2