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动手 / 動手

dòng shǒu

Meaning

  • to set about (a task)
  • to raise a hand to hit someone
  • to touch · to handle (typically used in cautioning someone *not* to touch something)

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Example sentences

  • 你是动手能力强的人吗?

    你是動手能力強的人嗎?

    nǐ shì dòng shǒu néng lì qiáng de rén ma?

    Are you a person with strong hands-on skills?

  • 他和朋友起了口角,然后动手打了他。

    他和朋友起了口角,然後動手打了他。

    tā hé péng yǒu qǐ le kǒu jiǎo, rán hòu dòng shǒu dǎ le tā。

    He got into an argument with his friend, and then the friend hit him.

  • 这问题光靠嘴是解决不了的,得动手。

    這問題光靠嘴是解決不了的,得動手。

    zhè wèn tí guāng kào zuǐ shì jiě jué bù liǎo de, dé dòng shǒu。

    This problem can't be solved by talking; we have to take action.

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