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手里

shǒu li

“In hand” in Chinese is 手里 (shǒu li).

Meaning

  • in hand
  • (a situation is) in sb's hands

Example

她手里拿着花。

She is holding flowers in her hand.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 受理 (shòulǐ, to accept to hear a case)