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动手

dòng shǒu

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 動手

What 动手 means

1. to set about (a task)
2. to raise a hand to hit sb
3. to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)

The characters in 动手

• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 自己动手真好。
  It's good to do it yourself.
• 汤姆善于动手。
  Tom is very good at doing things with his hands.
• 医生决定立刻动手术。
  The doctor decided to operate at once.
• 你是动手能力强的人吗？
  Nǐ shì dòngshǒu nénglì qiáng de rén ma?
  Are you a hands-on person?

Words starting with 动手

• 动手术dòng shǒu shù(of a surgeon) to operate (on sb); (of a patient) to have an operation
• 动手动脚dòng shǒu dòng jiǎoto come to blows; to paw; to grope
• 动手脚dòng shǒu jiǎo(colloquial) to tamper with; to mess around with

Words containing 动手

• 自己动手zì jǐ dòng shǒuto do (sth) oneself; to help oneself to
• 亲自动手qīn zì dòng shǒuto do the job oneself
• 君子动口不动手jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒua gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist