动手 dòngshǒu HSK5 to start work Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 动手 動手 dòng//shǒu to start work verb + noun To set about a task; to begin an action or project. 当我动手写这本书的时候，我并不清楚该采取怎样的形式。 dāng wǒ dòng shǒu xiě zhè běn shū de shíhou, wǒ bìngbù qīng chu gāi cǎiqǔ zěnyàng de xíngshì. When I began writing this book, I was unsure of the form it should take. 我喜欢自己动手建东西。 wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ dòng shǒu jiàn dōngxi. I like to build things myself. to hit someone verb + noun To raise a hand to strike someone; to get into a physical fight. 他们几乎动手了。 tāmen jīhū dòng shǒu le. They almost came to blows. to touch To handle or touch something with one's hands, often used in negative commands. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 35.5 per million appears in 14% of films Written text 24.5 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Cross-References Synonym 着手 zhuóshǒuAntonym 停工 tínggōng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
动手 動手 dòng//shǒu to start work verb + noun To set about a task; to begin an action or project. 当我动手写这本书的时候，我并不清楚该采取怎样的形式。 dāng wǒ dòng shǒu xiě zhè běn shū de shíhou, wǒ bìngbù qīng chu gāi cǎiqǔ zěnyàng de xíngshì. When I began writing this book, I was unsure of the form it should take. 我喜欢自己动手建东西。 wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ dòng shǒu jiàn dōngxi. I like to build things myself. to hit someone verb + noun To raise a hand to strike someone; to get into a physical fight. 他们几乎动手了。 tāmen jīhū dòng shǒu le. They almost came to blows. to touch To handle or touch something with one's hands, often used in negative commands. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 35.5 per million appears in 14% of films Written text 24.5 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Cross-References Synonym 着手 zhuóshǒuAntonym 停工 tínggōng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
