動手

Simplified: 动手

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

頓首 dùnshǒu kowtow
蹲守 dūnshǒu hang around keeping a watch out for sth
躉售 dǔnshòu sell wholesale

Words with 動手

Starting with 動手

動手動腳 dòngshǒudòngjiǎo come to blows
動手術 dòngshǒushù operate
動手腳 dòngshǒujiǎo tamper with

Ending with 動手

親自動手 qīnzìdòngshǒu do the job oneself
君子動口不動手 jūnzǐdòngkǒubùdòngshǒu gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
自己動手 zìjǐdòngshǒu do (sth) oneself

Example sentences and grammar articles using 動手

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