动手

Traditional (Taiwan): 動手

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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dòngshǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ

- to set about (a task)
- to raise a hand to hit sb
- to touch to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)

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Words that sound like dòngshǒu

顿首 dùnshǒu kowtow
蹲守 dūnshǒu hang around keeping a watch out for sth
趸售 dǔnshòu sell wholesale

Words with 动手

Starting with 动手

动手动脚 dòngshǒudòngjiǎo come to blows
动手术 dòngshǒushù operate
动手脚 dòngshǒujiǎo tamper with

Ending with 动手

亲自动手 qīnzìdòngshǒu do the job oneself
君子动口不动手 jūnzǐdòngkǒubùdòngshǒu gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
自己动手 zìjǐdòngshǒu do (sth) oneself

Example sentences and grammar articles using 动手

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