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着手

zhuó shǒu

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 著手

What 着手 means

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

The characters in 着手

• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 他戴着手套。
  He is wearing gloves.
• 汤姆戴着手套。
  Tom is wearing gloves.

Words starting with 着手

• 着手成春zhuó shǒu chéng chūnlit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure…

Words containing 着手

• 背着手bèi zhe shǒuwith one's hands clasped behind one's back
• 空着手kōng zhe shǒuempty-handed
• 大处着眼，小处着手dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒuthink of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)