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动手

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dòng shǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to set about (a task)
  2. 2. to hit
  3. 3. to punch
  4. 4. to touch

Words Containing 动手

动手动脚
dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo

to come to blows

动手脚
dòng shǒu jiǎo

(coll.) to tamper with

动手术
dòng shǒu shù

(of a surgeon) to operate (on sb)

君子动口不动手
jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

自己动手
zì jǐ dòng shǒu

to do (sth) oneself

亲自动手
qīn zì dòng shǒu

to do the job oneself

Child Words of 动手

动
dòng

(of sth) to move

手
shǒu

hand

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