下手 xià shǒu — to start

Meanings

1. 1

   to start

   to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest

   verb

Character breakdown

• 下

  xià (fourth tone, falling)

  below, under, lower; to go down, to get off; to fall (of rain or snow); next (下个月)

  3 strokesRadical 一
• 手

  shǒu (third tone, dipping)

  hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)

  4 strokesRadical 手

Words containing 下

• 下xià (fourth tone, falling)under, below, beneath
• 一下yíxià (second tone, rising)a bit, for a moment (softening a request)
• 下来/下來xià (fourth tone, falling) lai (neutral tone)to come down
• 下去xià (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go down
• 下午xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling)afternoon
• 停下tíng (second tone, rising) xià (fourth tone, falling)to stop
• 留下liú (second tone, rising) xià (fourth tone, falling)to leave behind
• 下面xià (fourth tone, falling) miàn (fourth tone, falling)below
• 剩下shèng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to remain; to be left over
• 以下yǐ (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling)that level or lower
• 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
• 下次xià (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling)next time
• 下降xià (fourth tone, falling) jiàng (fourth tone, falling)to decline
• 下雨xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)to rain
• 之下zhī (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling)under
• 地下dì (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)underground
• 接下来/接下來jiē (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising)to accept
• 下班xià (fourth tone, falling) bān (first tone, high and level)to finish work

Words containing 手

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand
• 选手/選手xuǎn (third tone, dipping) shǒu (third tone, dipping)athlete
• 手术/手術shǒu (third tone, dipping) shù (fourth tone, falling)(surgical) operation
• 手机/手機shǒujī (third tone, dipping)mobile phone
• 对手/對手duì (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)opponent
• 手里/手裡shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)in hand
• 手段shǒu (third tone, dipping) duàn (fourth tone, falling)method
• 分手fēn (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to split up
• 手表/手錶shǒubiǎo (third tone, dipping)wristwatch
• 歌手gē (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)singer
• 手指shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)finger
• 动手/動手dòng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to set about (a task)
• 洗手间/洗手間xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)toilet, washroom, restroom
• 双手/雙手shuāng (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)both hands
• 杀手/殺手shā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)killer
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 手法shǒu (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)technique