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着手

zhuó shǒu · zhuo shou

Traditional 著手

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to put one's hand to it
  2. to start out on a task
  3. to set out
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Moving day

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)就(jiù)要(yào)搬家(bānjiā)了(le)，你(nǐ)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)着手(zhuóshǒu)整理(zhěnglǐ)？

    The move is this weekend. When will you start packing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)就(jiù)着手(zhuóshǒu)。

    I'll start tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上周(shàngzhōu)也(yě)是(shì)这么(zhème)说(shuō)的(de)。

    You said the same last week.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)网上(wǎngshàng)选(xuǎn)好(hǎo)了(le)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    This time it's real. I already picked boxes online.

  5. Liangliang

    选(xuǎn)好(hǎo)了(le)，不是(bùshì)买(mǎi)了(le)。

    Picked, not bought.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)明(míng)天(tiān)开(kāi)始(shǐ)着(zhuó)手(shǒu)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)这(zhè)个(ge)项(xiàng)目(mù)。

We'll start preparing for this project tomorrow.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)已(yǐ)经(jīng)着(zhuó)手(shǒu)解(jiě)决(jué)客(kè)户(hù)投(tóu)诉(sù)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)。

The company has already started dealing with the customer complaint issue.

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