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出手 (chū shǒu): Make a move (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

出手 consists of 2 characters.
chū
出
to go out
shǒu
手
hand

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 出手.

Words with 出
  • 出租车chū zū chēHSK 1
  • 出发chū fāHSK 4
  • 出差chū chāiHSK 4
  • 出现chū xiànHSK 4
  • 出生chū shēngHSK 4
  • 演出yǎn chūHSK 4
  • 出口chū kǒuHSK 5
  • 出席chū xíHSK 5
Words with 手
  • 手机shǒu jīHSK 2
  • 手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
  • 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
  • 一手yì shǒu
  • 下手xià shǒu
  • 两手liǎng shǒu
  • 举手jǔ shǒu
  • 二手èr shǒu

How to Use 出手 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 出手 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
shǒu首
cì次
chū出
shǒu手
neutral
first attempt/action
guǒ果
duàn断
chū出
shǒu手
neutral
act decisively
Subject + Predicatewith大方
chū出
shǒu手
dà大
fāng方
Verb + Complementwith相助
chū出
shǒu手
xiāng相
zhù助

Example Sentences with 出手

tā他
chū出
shǒu手
bāng帮
wǒ我
ná拿
dōng东
neutral
Spoken
be generous with money
formal
lend a helping hand
xī西
。
He helped me carry things.
miàn面
duì对
bù不
gōng公
,
tā他
háo毫
bù不
yóu犹
yù豫
dì地
chū出
shǒu手
xiàng相
zhù助
,
lìng令
rén人
jìng敬
pèi佩
。
Faced with injustice, he did not hesitate to step in and help, which is admirable.
nǐ你
dǎ打
suàn算
shén什
me么
shí时
hòu候
chū出
shǒu手
,
jiě解
jué决
zhè这
ge个
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
wèn问
tí题
?
When do you plan to make a move to solve this tricky problem?
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xiǎo小
míng明
chū出
shǒu手
hěn很
kuài快
,
yī一
xià下
zi子
jiù就
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
qiú球
。
Xiaoming acted quickly and caught the ball in an instant.
tā他
zhè这
cì次
méi没
yǒu有
qīng轻
yì易
chū出
shǒu手
zài在
tán谈
pàn判
xiàn陷
rù入
jiāng僵
jú局
shí时
,
tā
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
,
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
néng
kàn看
dào到
péng朋
yǒu友
yù遇
dào到
má麻
fán烦
,
tā
,
ér而
shì是
xiān先
guān观
chá察
le了
shì市
chǎng场
dòng动
tài态
。
He did not act rashly this time, but first observed the market trends.
她
guǒ果
duàn断
chū出
shǒu手
,
tí提
chū出
le了
zhé折
zhōng中
fāng方
àn案
。
When the negotiation reached a deadlock, she decisively stepped in and proposed a compromise.
能
guǒ果
duàn断
chū出
shǒu手
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
At critical moments, he can always decisively take action to solve problems.
他
lì立
kè刻
chū出
shǒu手
bāng帮
máng忙
,
zhēn真
shì是
gòu够
yì义
qì气
。
Seeing his friend in trouble, he immediately stepped in to help—what a loyal friend.