动手

dòng shǒu · dong shou

Traditional 動手

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to set about (a task)
  2. to hit
  3. to punch
  4. to touch

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)敢(gǎn)指(zhǐ)责(zé)我(wǒ)做(zuò)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)事(shì)?我(wǒ)决(jué)不(bú)会(huì)动(dòng)手(shǒu)打(dǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)儿(ér)子(zi)。

How can you accuse me of such a thing? I would never lay a hand on my child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)是(shì)动(dòng)手(shǒu)能(néng)力(lì)强(qiáng)的(de)人(rén)吗(ma)?

Are you a hands-on person?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by soliloquist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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