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入手

rù shǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

入手 (rù shǒu) means "to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one'". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 入手 means

1. to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as {从|cóng} + {noun} + {入手|rù shǒu}: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
2. to receive; to obtain; to buy

The characters in 入手

• 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 我们从根本问题入手吧。
  Let's address the fundamental issues.

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