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下手

xià shǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

下手 (xià shǒu) means "to start; to put one's hand to; to set about". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 下手 means

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

The characters in 下手

• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Words containing 下手

• 无从下手wú cóng xià shǒunot know where to start
• 先下手为强xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
• 打下手dǎ xià shǒuto act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle
• 老鼠拉龟，无从下手lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒulike mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)…

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