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handcuffs

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shou3kao4 • shǒukào

Meaning


Primary

handcuffs

Alternatives

handcuff

Mnemonic


手铐 Handcuffs are 铐 handcuffs that lock around your wrists and keep your 手 hands together.

Usage


警察 给 嫌犯 戴 上 手铐。

The police put handcuffs on the suspect.

这 副 手铐 的 钥匙 在 哪里?

Where is the key to this pair of handcuffs?

演员 拍 完 这 场 戏 后, 就 把 手铐 取 下 了。

After filming this scene, the actor took off the handcuffs.