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The word "手表" is formed by combining the character "手", meaning "hand", with the character "表", meaning "watch" or "timepiece", to specify a watch designed to be worn on the hand, thus creating the term for a wristwatch.

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我的手表很漂亮。

Wǒ de shǒubiǎo hěn piàoliang.

My watch is very beautiful.

我买了一个新手表。

Wǒ mǎi le yī gè xīn shǒubiǎo.

I bought a new watch.

他每天戴着手表去上班。

Tā měitiān dài zhe shǒubiǎo qù shàngbān.

He wears a watch to work every day.

这块手表是我生日时收到的礼物。

Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo shì wǒ shēngrì shí shōu dào de lǐwù.

This watch is a gift I received on my birthday.

虽然手表坏了，但我还是舍不得扔掉它。

Suīrán shǒubiǎo huài le, dàn wǒ háishì shěbùde rēng diào tā.

Although the watch is broken, I still cannot bear to throw it away.

Word Definition - 手表

shǒu biǎo wristwatch; CL:塊|块[kuài],隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè]

Individual Character Details

手 shǒu
表 biǎo, biǎo