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handcuffs

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shou3kao4 • shǒukào

Meaning


Primary

handcuffs

Alternatives

handcuff

Mnemonic


手銬 Handcuffs are 銬 handcuffs that lock around your wrists and keep your 手 hands together.

Usage


警察 給 嫌犯 戴 上 手銬。

The police put handcuffs on the suspect.

這 副 手銬 的 鑰匙 在 哪裡?

Where is the key to this pair of handcuffs?

演員 拍 完 這 場 戲 後, 就 把 手銬 取 下 了。

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