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下手

xiàshǒu

“To start” in Chinese is 下手 (xiàshǒu).

Meaning

  • to start
  • to put one's hand to
  • to set about
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  • the seat to the right of the main guest

Example

先下手为强,后下手遭殃。

Get them before they get us.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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