HanTrace

动手

dòngshǒu
HSK 5

Meaning

  • to set about (a task)
  • to raise a hand to hit sb
  • to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)

Example

自己动手真好。

It's good to do it yourself.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dòngHSK 16 strokes(of sth) to moveshǒuHSK 14 strokeshand

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