下手
xiàshǒu
to start; to set about doing; to lay a hand on
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 证据尚未固定之前，调查人员不能贸然下手。 Zhèngjù shàngwèi gùdìng zhīqián, diàochá rényuán bù néng màorán xiàshǒu. Before the evidence is secured, investigators cannot act rashly.
- 这件事千头万绪，我从哪儿下手才好呢？ Zhè jiàn shì qiāntóu wànxù, wǒ cóng nǎr xiàshǒu cái hǎo ne? This task is tangled in a thousand threads; where should I start?
- 趁天还没黑，大家早点下手修理屋顶吧。 Chèn tiān hái méi hēi, dàjiā zǎodiǎn xiàshǒu xiūlǐ wūdǐng ba. While it is not dark yet, let's all start repairing the roof early.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down