动手(dòng shǒu): to set about (a task)
to set about (a task)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- dòng shǒu
- Meaning
- to set about (a task)
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 動手
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 动手 — tap one to open its word page.
zhǔ主dòng动
HSK 3to take the initiative
dòng动rén人
HSK 3touching
hù互dòng动
HSK 6to interact
chū出dòng动
HSK 6to start out on a trip
yī一dòng动bù不dòng动
HSK 7-9motionless
yī一jǔ举yī一dòng动
HSK 7-9(idiom) every movement; each and every move
dòng动bù不dòng动
HSK 7-9(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
bù不dòng动
motionless
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