出手
chū​shǒu HSK7

to take action

出手 chū//shǒu
to take action verb + noun
To start doing something or intervene; to strike or use one's hands to fight

我不想出手伤害她。

wǒ bù​xiǎng chū shǒu shāng​hài tā.

I don't want to hurt her.

to sell off
To dispose of goods or assets; to sell items in order to get rid of them
to spend money
To spend or give out money, especially in a way that shows one's character
skill
The skill or ability displayed when first starting a task or making an opening move
to undertake
To take on a job, work, or specific responsibility
combat skills
A specific acrobatic combat technique involving the tossing and catching of weapons in Peking Opera
to complete a manuscript
(of a piece of writing) to be freshly finished or published
sleeve length
The length of a garment sleeve measured from the center back or the shoulder seam to the cuff

Frequency
Movie subtitles
7.42 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
27.2 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Same as

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)