着
手

To put one's hand to it in Chinese: 着手 (zhuó shǒu)

zhuó shǒu

to put one's hand to it

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 著手1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to put one's hand to it
  2. 2to start out on a task
  3. 3to set out

Stroke order

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着
手

Simplified & traditional

着手

Simplified

著手

Traditional

Example sentences

See 着手 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们应该马上着手解决这个问题。

    wǒ men yīng gāi mǎ shàng zhuó shǒu jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí。

    We should set to work on solving this problem right away.

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Related words

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

着急

zháo jí

to worry

随着

suí zhe

along with

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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