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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

掌心 [zhǎngxīn]
  1. 1. the centre (or hollow) of the palm
  2. 2. control; influence
    他好像跳不出她的掌心。
    He seems to be unable to break free from her control.
    我的掌心有点出汗。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

掌心 [zhǎngxīn]
  1. 1. 名 巴掌中间；比喻控制的范围
    逃不出我们的掌心。
See more results for 掌心 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

他好像跳不出她的掌心。
He seems to be unable to break free from her control. → 掌心
摊开你的掌心，让我看看你的掌纹。 → 摊开
我的掌心有点出汗。 → 掌心
伸出手让我看看你掌心的脉理。
Give me your hand, and let me have a look at your palm veins. → 脉理
逃不出我们的掌心。 → 掌心

Word Decomposition

掌
[zhǎng] 		+ 心
[xīn]

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