着手
zhuó shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

着手
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zhuó shǒu
  1. to put one's hand to it
  2. to start out on a task
  3. to set out

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
著
zhù
  1. 1 to make known
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to prove
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 book
  6. 6 outstanding
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
人手
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
凶手
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
入手
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
出手
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
到手
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
动手
dòng shǒu
  1. 1 to set about (a task)
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to punch
  4. 4 to touch
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
射手
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
  1. 1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
  2. 2 wasteful
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
  1. 1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
  2. 2 there is always sth more to learn
  3. 3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
  4. 4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another

Sample Sentences

这个政府已经着手规划了，共享经济是趋势，你看现在共享单车、共享汽车、共享房屋，不仅创新，也为个人创造了额外收入呢。
zhè ge zhèngfǔ yǐjīng zhuóshǒu guīhuà le ，gòngxiǎng jīngjì shì qūshì ，nǐ kàn xiànzài gòngxiǎng dānchē 、gòngxiǎng qìchē 、gòngxiǎng fángwū ，bùjǐn chuàngxīn ，yě wèi gèrén chuàngzào le éwài shōurù ne 。
The government has already started planning, the sharing economy is the trend. Look at the shared bikes, the shared cars, shared apartments, it's not only innovative, it's also creating extra income for individuals.
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好、好！要显得有自信首先就从仪态着手。
hǎo 、hǎo ！yào xiǎnde yǒu zìxìn shǒuxiān jiù cóng yítài zhuóshǒu 。
OK! OK! If you want to seem confident, you should first start from your bearing.
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难就难在到底该从哪一个层面着手啊...
nán jiù nán zài dàodǐ gāi cóng nǎ yī ge céngmiàn zhuóshǒu ā ...
The difficult part is knowing from where to start...
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好啊！我正愁着不知道从哪儿着手呢。
hǎo a ！wǒ zhèng chóu zhe bù zhīdào cóng nǎr zhuóshǒu ne 。
OK! I was at a loss as to where to start.
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没错，为了让自己的公式和牛顿的公式一致，因此爱因斯坦开始着手研究一个新的理论，而解答就是广义相对论，该理论预测了大质量的物体会扭曲周遭的空间，造成附近的物体朝它“坠落”，也就是说，爱因斯坦发现空间是"弧形"的，那也表示即便是光，也会受到重力牵引的影响。
méicuò ，wèile ràng zìjǐ de gōngshì hé Niúdùn de gōngshì yīzhì ，yīncǐ Àiyīnsītǎn kāishǐ zhuóshǒu yánjiū yī gè xīn de lǐlùn ，ér jiědá jiùshì guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn ，gāi lǐlùn yùcè le dà zhìliàng de wùtǐ huì niǔqū zhōuzāo de kōngjiān ，zàochéng fùjìn de wùtǐ cháo tā “zhuìluò ”，yějiùshìshuō ，Àiyīnsītǎn fāxiàn kōngjiān shì "húxíng "de ，nà yě biǎoshì jíbiàn shì guāng ，yě huì shòudào zhònglì qiānyǐn de yǐngxiǎng 。
That's right. In order to make his own theory fit with that of Newton's, Einstein began to research a new theory, and the answer to this was the theory of general relativity. This theory predicted that objects with large masses would distort the space surrounding them, making the objects nearby "fall" towards them. That is to say, Einstein discovered that space is curved, which means that even light is affected by gravity.
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等一年算什么？你想想，作者在二十年前着手写小说的时候，就埋下了「顶住门」的伏笔。这可是单集成本六百万美金的大片，整个故事脉络处处暗涛汹涌，当然要吊足观众的胃口啦。
děng yī nián suàn shénme ？nǐ xiǎngxiang ，zuòzhě zài èrshí nián qián zhuóshǒu xiě xiǎoshuō de shíhou ，jiù mái xià le 「dǐng zhù mén 」de fúbǐ 。zhè kěshì dān jí chéngběn liù bǎiwàn měijīn de dàpiān ，zhěnggè gùshi màiluò chùchù àntāoxiōngyǒng ，dāngrán yào diàozú guānzhòng de wèi kǒu la 。
What's a year? Think about it. The author had planned the "hold the door" plot twist when he was writing the novel twenty years ago. This is a show where the budget for each episode is six million dollars. The entire story is an epic rollercoaster ride. Of course the show intends to keep it's audience at the edge of their seats and in total suspense.
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