下
手

To start in Chinese: 下手 (xià shǒu)

xià shǒu

to start

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to start
  2. 2to put one's hand to
  3. 3to set about
  4. 4the seat to the right of the main guest

Stroke order

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下
手

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事太难,我不知道从哪儿下手。

    zhè jiàn shì tài nán, wǒ bù zhī dào cóng nǎ ér xià shǒu。

    This matter is so hard I don't know where to start.

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Related words

下

xià

down

手

shǒu

hand

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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