day 5hands and feet

hands and feet

Describe what hands, feet and bodies do, and say “unless …, otherwise …”.

today’s words

• 掏 tāo · to take out (from a pocket)
• 捧 pěng · to hold in both hands
• 抛 pāo · to throw, toss
• 扑 pū · to pounce, throw oneself at
• 拾 shí · to pick up (from the ground)
• 捉 zhuō · to catch
• 牵 qiān · to lead (by the hand or a lead)
• 扭 niǔ · to twist, sprain
• 折 zhé · to break, snap; to fold
• 挖 wā · to dig
• 喷 pēn · to spray
• 泼 pō · to splash, throw (liquid)
• 撒 sǎ · to sprinkle, scatter
• 塞 sāi · to stuff, squeeze in
• 吞 tūn · to swallow (whole)
• 踩 cǎi · to step on
• 蹲 dūn · to squat, crouch
• 迈 mài · to stride, take a step
• 仰 yǎng · to face upward, tilt the head back
• 睁 zhēng · to open (the eyes)
• 闭 bì · to close (eyes, mouth)
• 转身 zhuǎnshēn · to turn around
• 后退 hòutuì · to step back, retreat
• 使劲 shǐjìn · to use force, push hard

sentences

• 除非你牵着大白，否则它会到处跑。 · Unless you keep Dabai on the lead, he’ll run all over the place.
• 他从口袋里掏出钥匙，转身开了门。 · He took his keys out of his pocket, turned and opened the door.
• 她蹲下来，把地上的纸拾了起来。 · She crouched down and picked the paper up off the ground.
• 大风把几棵小树都折断了。 · The strong wind snapped several young trees.
• 她双手捧着一杯热茶。 · She is holding a cup of hot tea in both hands.