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下手 (xià shǒu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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下手 (xià shǒu): Start / make a move (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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下手 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyinxià shǒu

MeaningStart / make a move

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word下手

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3.

How to Use 下手 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 下手 with other words naturally.

Idiom

xiān先

xià下

shǒu手

wéi为

qiáng强

neutral

the early bird catches the worm

wú无

cóng从

xià下

shǒu手

neutral

have no way to begin

Verb + Objectwith狠手

xià下

hěn狠

shǒu手

neutral

strike a heavy blow

Verb + Adverbwith从轻

cóng从

qīng轻

xià下

shǒu手

4.

Example Sentences with 下手

tā他

bù不

zhī知

dào道

cóng从

nǎ哪

lǐ里

formal

act leniently

xià

下

shǒu手

。

He doesn't know where to start.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

jī激

liè烈

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jǐn尽

kuài快

xià下

shǒu手

qiǎng抢

zhàn占

xiān先

jī机

。

Faced with such fierce market competition, we must act quickly to seize the initiative.

nǐ你

hái还

zài在

yóu犹

yù豫

shén什

me么

？

zài再

bú不

xià下

shǒu手

，

zhè这

jué绝

jiā佳

de的

jī机

huì会

jiù就

yào要

liū溜

zǒu走

le了

。

What are you still hesitating about? If you don't make a move now, this excellent opportunity will slip away.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

hěn很

fù复

zá杂

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

xiān先

zhì制

dìng定

jì计

huà划

zài再

xià下

shǒu手

。

This project is complicated; we need to make a plan before we start.

miàn面

duì对

duī堆

jī积

rú如

shān山

de的

gōng工

zuò作

，

tā他

yì一

shí时

jìng竟

bù不

zhī知

gāi该

cóng从

hé何

chù处

xià下

shǒu手

。

Faced with a mountain of work, he momentarily didn't know where to start.

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

shè涉

jí及

duō多

gè个

bù部

mén门

，

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

cóng从

nǎ哪

gè个

huán环

jié节

xiān先

xià下

shǒu手

ne呢

？

This plan involves multiple departments; from which link should we start first?

miàn面

duì对

zhè这

ge个

nán难

tí题

，

tā他

jué决

dìng定

cóng从

zuì最

guān关

jiàn键

de的

huán环

jié节

xià下

shǒu手

。

Facing this difficult problem, he decided to start from the most critical part.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

xùn迅

sù速

xià下

shǒu手

jiě解

jué决

le了

wèn问

tí题

，

hái还

tí提

chū出

le了

yí一

tào套

wán完

shàn善

de的

yù预

fáng防

fāng方

àn案

。

He not only quickly took action to solve the problem but also proposed a comprehensive prevention plan.

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一下yī xiàHSK 2
下去xià quHSK 2
下来xià laiHSK 2
下面xià miànHSK 2

Words with 手

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手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
歌手gē shǒuHSK 4
二手èr shǒuHSK 5
分手fēn shǒuHSK 5
对手duì shǒuHSK 5
手套

shǒu tào

HSK 5