手背 (shǒu bēi) — back of the hand

Definition

Examples

• 手背的皮肤比手掌厚一些。
  shǒu bēi De pí fū bǐ shǒu zhǎng hòu yì xiē.
  The skin on the back of the hand is thicker than that on the palm.
• 他不小心被热水烫伤了手背。
  Tā bù xiǎo xīn bèi rè shuǐ tàng shāng le shǒu bēi.
  He accidentally scalded the back of his hand with hot water.
• 她把手背藏在身后，不让我看。
  Tā bǎ shǒu bēi cáng zài shēn hòu, bú ràng wǒ kàn.
  She hid the back of her hand behind her back and wouldn't let me see.