着手 (zhuó shǒu): Put one's hand to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 2

zhuó着

-ing

shǒu手

hand

4.

How to Use 着手 in Sentences

Idiomwith从

cóng从

.

zhuó着

shǒu手

neutral

start from...

Verb + Complementwith解决

zhuó着

shǒu手

jiě解

jué决

Verb + Objectwith准备

zhuó着

shǒu手

zhǔn准

bèi备

Adverb + Verbwith立即

lì立

jí即

zhuó着

shǒu手

5.

Example Sentences with 着手

zhèng政

fǔ府

yǐ已

zhuó着

shǒu手

zhì制

dìng

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along with

着凉zháo liángcatch cold; catch a chill

着火zháo huǒto burn

执着zhí zhuópersistence

沉着chén zhuócool-headed; composed

Words with 手

4.

How to Use 着手 in Sentences

Idiomwith从

cóng从

.

zhuó着

shǒu手

neutral

start from...

Verb + Complementwith解决

zhuó着

shǒu手

jiě解

jué决

Verb + Objectwith准备

zhuó着

shǒu手

zhǔn准

bèi备

Adverb + Verbwith立即

lì立

jí即

zhuó着

shǒu手

5.

Example Sentences with 着手

zhèng政

fǔ府

yǐ已

zhuó着

shǒu手

zhì制

dìng

neutral

begin to solve

neutral

start preparing

formal

start immediately

定

xīn新

de的

huán环

bǎo保

fǎ法

guī规

，

yǐ以

yìng应

duì对

qì气

hòu候

biàn变

huà化

。

The government has set about formulating new environmental regulations to address climate change.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

hé何

shí时

zhuó着

shǒu手

chǔ处

lǐ理

zhè这

ge个

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

xiàng项

mù目

？

When do you plan to set about handling this tricky project?

tā他

shàng尚

wèi未

zhuó着

shǒu手

zhěng整

lǐ理

nà那

xiē些

duī堆

jī积

rú如

shān山

de的

wén文

jiàn件

。

He has not yet set about organizing those mountains of documents.

wǒ我

men们

yì一

biān边

zhuó着

shǒu手

zhuāng装

xiū修

chú厨

fáng房

，

yì一

biān边

guī规

huà划

kè客

tīng厅

de的

bù布

jú局

。

We are setting about renovating the kitchen while planning the layout of the living room.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

zhuó着

shǒu手

xué学

xí习

yì一

mén门

xīn新

de的

biān编

chéng程

yǔ语

yán言

。

This weekend, I plan to set about learning a new programming language.

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How to Use 着手 in Sentences

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