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動手

dòng shǒu

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Intransitive verb

動手 (dòng shǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to set about (a task)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

與其想，不如動手做做看。

Rather than just thinking, it's better to get hands-on.

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).