stretch; extend (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
伸 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
深 shēn - dark [colour]; deep (adj.) | HSK 4
Examples
他伸出手来帮助她。 tā shēn chū shǒu lái bāngzhù tā. - He reached out his hand to help her.
他伸了个懒腰，准备起床。 tā shēn le gè lǎnyāo, zhǔnbèi qǐchuáng. - He stretched lazily, preparing to get up.
他伸长了脖子看远处的景色。 tā shēn cháng le bózi kàn yuǎnchù de jǐngsè. - He stretched his neck to look at the scenery in the distance.
她伸手去接掉落在地上的书。 tā shēn shǒu qù jiē diào luò zài dìshàng de shū. - She reached out to pick up the book that had fallen on the ground.
他伸展了一下身体，放松筋骨。 tā shēnzhǎn le yīxià shēntǐ, fàngsōng jīngǔ. - He stretched his body to relax his muscles and bones.
Phrases
延伸 yán shēn - extend; elongate; roll out (v.) | HSK 6