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

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着 • zhuó • -ing • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
zhuó着

-ing

手 • shǒu • hand
shǒu手

hand

Word Info

Pinyinzhuó shǒu
Meaningput one's hand to; set about
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 着手.

  • 搏斗bó dòuwrestle; fight; struggle
  • 奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
  • 本人běn rénoneself; in the flesh
  • 奥秘ào mìprofound mystery; secret
  • 报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
  • 不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook
  • 饱和bǎo hésaturated
  • 采购cǎi gòuprocure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise
  • 表彰biǎo zhāngcommend; cite
  • 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
  • 抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition; lofty aim
  • 爆发bào fāerupt; burst; blow up
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 着手.

Words with 着
  • 着急zháo jíanxious
  • 接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
  • 有着yǒu zheto have
  • 随着
suí zhe
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
    • 手机shǒu jīmobile phone
    • 手表shǒu biǎowatch
    • 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilets; washroom
    • 歌手gē shǒusinger
    • 二手èr shǒuindirectly acquired
    • 分手fēn shǒupart company; say good-bye; separate
    • 对手duì shǒuopponent; adversary; rival
    • 手套shǒu tàogloves
    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
    neutral
    begin to solve
    neutral
    start preparing
    formal
    start immediately
    dìng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.