下手
xià shǒu
Pinyin
Definition
下手
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- to start
- to put one's hand to
- to set about
- the seat to the right of the main guest
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 down
- 2 downwards
- 3 below
- 4 lower
- 5 later
- 6 next (week etc)
- 7 second (of two parts)
- 8 to decline
- 9 to go down
- 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 1 to come down
- 2 (completed action marker)
- 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
- 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
- 5 to be harvested (of crops)
- 6 to be over (of a period of time)
- 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 1 to download
- 2 also pr. [xià zài]
Idioms (20)
一手交钱,一手交货
- 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
- 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
- 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
- 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
三下两下
- 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
- 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
- 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
Sample Sentences
过了这村就没有这店了,这个优惠是最后一天,我要赶紧下手!
This is the last day of the promotion and if I missed it, there won’t be another one!
一直没敢下手时,对方早已不明觉厉,衷心替那对核桃感到幸运,毕竟它们被一位艺术家相中了,而自己也何其幸运,艺术家想必会允许自己为他入手这对核桃效犬马之力吧?
When the customer heard the artist say that he recently admired a pair of walnut trinkets, though they haven’t even begun to talk about the purchase, the customer’s admiration arose, even though he did not understand what the artist had said. He was truly happy about the walnuts. After all, the walnuts had been admired by an artist, and the customer felt very blessed that the artist allowed him put in his own effort to get the walnuts for the artist (in exchange for the painting).
这你就不懂了,中国人讲的是集体主义,讲效率,你冰箱门都开好了,还没伸手,他看有空档就先下手了,免得等会儿他还得再开一次门。
You don't even understand this? Chinese people talk in terms of collectivism and efficacy. With the door to the fridge already open, and you not having stretched out your arm yet, he made the first move when he saw the free opportunity, to avoid having to open the door again.
喂,老王,下手了吗?
Hello, Lao Wang. Have you done it?
还不快盯上!动作干净点,下手要狠!
Keep your eyes on her! Make it clean, and show no mercy!
喂,我要你摆平一个女人。对,就是她。嗯,下手之前一定要先把她拍的视频搞到手。
Hello, I want you to take care of a woman for me. That's right, her. Yeah, before you do it, make sure you get a hold of that video she made.