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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries拉手
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lā shǒu
"他们在公园里散步时一直拉着手。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To grasp or hold another person's hand as a physical expression of affection, comfort, or reassurance.
"The young couple walked along the beach, holding each other's hands." - 2
To guide, support, or help someone through a difficult or unfamiliar process with excessive patience.
"Management cannot hold everyone's hand through the new software transition."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom combines the Old English verb 'healdan' (meaning to keep, guard, or grasp) with the noun 'hand' (from Proto-Germanic *handuz). While its literal usage dates back to early medieval physical interactions, the figurative sense of guiding or comforting someone through a difficult process emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hold someone's hand" is said worldwide
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donner la main
Transliteration: doner la mɛn
"Les enfants aiment se donner la main en traversant la rue."
Händchen halten
Transliteration: hɛntçən haltən
"Die Verliebten gingen im Park spazieren und hielten Händchen."
tenere per mano
Transliteration: tenere per mano
"Il bambino teneva per mano sua madre durante la passeggiata."
coger de la mano
Transliteration: koXer de la mano
"Siempre es bueno tener a alguien que te coja de la mano en los momentos difíciles."
dar as mãos
Transliteration: dar az mãwz
"Eles decidiram dar as mãos e enfrentar os problemas juntos."
हाथ पकड़ना
Transliteration: haath pakadna
"मुश्किल समय में अपने दोस्त का हाथ पकड़ना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
拉手
Transliteration: lā shǒu
"他们在公园里散步时一直拉着手。"
손을 잡다
Transliteration: soneul japda
"우리는 길을 걸을 때 서로의 손을 잡았다."
手をつなぐ
Transliteration: te o tsunagu
"子供たちは母親と手をつないで歩いた。"
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