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动手
dòng shǒu
start acting
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What does 动手 mean?
动手 (pinyin: dòng shǒu) means start acting. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 动手
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 动 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 手
The characters of 动手
| 动 | dòng | component character |
| 手 | shǒu | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to socialize, to have relations (with) |
| 监督 | jiān dū | supervise, monitor |
| 直播 | zhí bō | live broadcast |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for buildings |
| 卫星 | wèi xīng | satellite |
| 抢劫 | qiǎng jié | robbery, armed robbery |
| 失踪 | shī zōng | to go missing, disappear |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | complain, grumble |
Full HSK 6 list · Translate a sentence with 动手
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