put one's hand to; set about (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
著手
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们已经着手准备晚会。 Tāmen yǐjīng zhuóshǒu zhǔnbèi wǎnhuì. - They have already started preparing for the party.
政府着手解决交通问题。 Zhèngfǔ zhuóshǒu jiějué jiāotōng wèntí. - The government is tackling transportation issues.
他们正在着手重新设计产品。 Tāmen zhèngzài zhuóshǒu chóngxīn shèjì chǎnpǐn. - They are beginning to redesign the product.
我们必须立即着手这项工作。 Wǒmen bìxū lìjí zhuóshǒu zhè xiàng gōngzuò. - We must start this work immediately.
他们着手建设新的工厂。 Tāmen zhuóshǒu jiànshè xīn de gōngchǎng. - They started building a new factory.
Characters
着 zhe - used after a verb and indicates the long-term nature of an action or state of an object); -ing | HSK 2
手 shǒu - hand; (for skill or proficiency), (first, second, third) hand, (smallest tradable stock) unit |