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Xiàshǒu Set Wǒ I Games 下手 Xià//Shǒu начать

Front 下手
xià//shǒu
Back • 1) начать; приступить к чему-либо; приняться за что-либо
• 2) разг. помощник
put one's hand to; start doing sth.; set about; set to

不知从何下手
bùzhī cóng hé xiàshǒu
not know where to start; not know how to set about a job

敌人就要对我们下手了。
Dírén jiù yào duì wǒmen xiàshǒu le.
The enemy is going to strike us.

让我宰鸡, 我怎么也下不了手。
Ràng wǒ zǎi jī, wǒ zěnme yě xiàbuliǎo shǒu.
I cannot bring myself to kill a chicken.

我完全不了解情况, 无从下手。
Wǒ wánquán bù liǎojiě qíngkuàng, wúcóngxiàshǒu.
I know nothing of this and so have no idea how to handle it.

NOUN
1 right-hand side or seat; seat of lower priority

坐在主宾的下手
Zuò zài zhǔ bīn de xiàshǒu
sit to the right of the guest of honour
2
VARIANT OF 下家1(in mah-jong, card games, wine games, etc.) next player; following player (opp. 上家)
3
COLLOQUIALassistant; helper

打下手
dǎ xiàshǒu
act as assistant

VARIANTS
下首 xiàshǒu
下手儿〔下手兒〕 xiàshǒur

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