Verbput one's hand to; set about

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 着手.
着 stroke order svg
手 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

着手 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 着手 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 着手 with other words naturally.
Idiomwith
cóng
.
.
.
zhe
shǒu
neutral
start from...
Verb + Complementwith解决
zhe
shǒu
jiě
jué
neutral
begin to solve
Verb + Objectwith准备
zhe
shǒu
zhǔn
bèi
neutral
start preparing
Adverb + Verbwith立即
zhe
shǒu
formal
start immediately

Example Sentences with 着手

zhuó
shǒu
xiě
zuò
I start doing my homework.
zhèng
zhuó
shǒu
zhì
dìng
xīn
de
huán
bǎo
guī
yìng
duì
hòu
biàn
huà
The government has set about formulating new environmental regulations to address climate change.
suàn
shí
zhuó
shǒu
chǔ
zhè
ge
shǒu
de
xiàng
When do you plan to set about handling this tricky project?
zhuó
shǒu
zhǔn
bèi
míng
tiān
de
kǎo
shì
He begins preparing for tomorrow's exam.
shàng
wèi
zhuó
shǒu
zhěng
xiē
duī
shān
de
wén
jiàn
He has not yet set about organizing those mountains of documents.
men
biān
zhuó
shǒu
zhuāng
xiū
chú
fáng
biān
guī
huà
tīng
de
We are setting about renovating the kitchen while planning the layout of the living room.
gōng
zhuó
shǒu
kāi
xīn
chǎn
pǐn
kuò
shì
chǎng
fèn
é
The company starts developing new products to expand its market share.
zhōu
suàn
zhuó
shǒu
xué
mén
xīn
de
biān
chéng
yán
This weekend, I plan to set about learning a new programming language.