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动手

dòng shǒuㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐỘNG THỦ

Traditional: 動手

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch

Examples

  • 时间不多了,我们快动手吧。

    shí jiān bù duō le, wǒ men kuài dòng shǒu ba.

    Time's running out, let's get started.

  • 有话好好说,别动手。

    yǒu huà hǎo hǎo shuō, bié dòng shǒu.

    Talk it out, don't start hitting.

  • 这个孩子很喜欢自己动手做东西。

    zhè ge hái zi hěn xǐ huan zì jǐ dòng shǒu zuò dōng xi.

    This child loves making things by hand.

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Stroke order

ĐỘNG · 6 strokes

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

THỦ · 4 strokes

hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill