"keep your hand in" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 保持熟练
• 维持手感

Definition

定期练习某事，以免失去这项技能。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是习语，通常用于非正式场合，表示通过不断练习保持技能，哪怕已不是全职从业。常见于职业、运动或爱好。不可直译为“锻炼手”或一般性锻炼。

Examples

She practices the piano once a week to keep her hand in.

她每周练一次钢琴以**保持熟练**。

Even after retiring, he still teaches one class to keep his hand in.

即使退休后，他还是上一节课来**保持手感**。

I read scientific articles sometimes to keep my hand in.

我有时会读科学文章来**保持熟练**。

I only play tennis once a month now, just to keep my hand in.

我现在每月只打一次网球，仅仅为了**维持手感**。

"Why help out at the hospital?" "Oh, just to keep my hand in."

“你为什么要在医院帮忙？”“哦，就是为了**不生疏**。”

She still draws a little every week to keep her hand in, even though she works in finance now.

尽管她现在在金融行业工作，每周还是画一点画来**保持手感**。