手提 (shǒu tí) — portable; handheld (used attributively before a noun)

Definition

手提 is an adjective meaning 'portable, handheld' and is used only attributively before a noun (e.g. 手提包, 手提箱). It modifies the noun itself, unlike 携带 which is a verb meaning 'to carry'.

adjective
portablehandheld (used attributively before a noun)

Examples

  • 手提
    Zhè tái shǒu tí diàn nǎo hěn shí yòng.
    This laptop is very practical.
  • Tā de shǒu tí bāo shì pí de.
    Her handbag is leather.
  • shǒu tí Xiāng lǐ zhuāng mǎn le yī fu.
    The suitcase is full of clothes.

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