下手 [－－]

Jyutping haa6 sau2
Pinyin xià shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to start
  2. to put one's hand to
  3. to set about
  4. the seat to the right of the main guest
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、書面語
    見​落手
    to set about to do something; to begin
    • 就喺呢度落手啦。
      就喺呢度落手啦。
      :zau6 hai2 ni1 dou6 lok6 sau2 laa1.
      就從這裏下手吧。
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial
    assistant; aide
    • 我需要有人在我旁邊幫我打下手。
      我需要有人在我旁边帮我打下手。
      wǒ xū yào yǒu rén zài wǒ páng biān bāng wǒ dǎ xià shǒu ．
      I need someone by my side to help me.
  2. noun
    player whose turn comes next
    (syn.) 下家
  3. verb
    to start doing something; to take action; to go about something
    • 我不知道如何下手。
      我不知道如何下手。
      wǒ bù zhī dào rú hé xià shǒu ．
      X
  4. verb
    to commit a crime/to initiate an ambush/sneak attack
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4463
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她放下手中的针线活，并站了起来。
    她放下手中的針線活，並站了起來。
    tā fàng xià shǒu zhòng dì zhēn xiàn huó ， bìng zhàn le qǐ lai 。
    • She put aside the sewing and stood up.
    • She put the sewing aside and stood up.
  2. Mandarin
    我们去办一下手续吧。
    我們去辦一下手續吧。
    wǒ men qù bàn yī xià shǒu xù ba 。
    • Let's deal with the formalities.
  3. Mandarin
    俗话说：人不犯我，我不犯人；可俗话又说：先下手为强，后下手遭殃!
    俗話說：人不犯我，我不犯人；可俗話又說：先下手為強，後下手遭殃!
    sú huà shuō ： rén bù fàn wǒ ， wǒ bù fàn rén ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng ， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng !
    • As the saying goes: As long as you dont offend me, I dont offend you; But there's another saying: To strike frist means victory, to strike second means tragedy.
  4. Mandarin
    先下手为强，后下手遭殃。
    先下手為強，後下手遭殃。
    xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng ， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng 。
    • Get them before they get us.
  5. Mandarin
    他垂下手臂环绕住她然后亲吻。
    他垂下手臂環繞住她然後親吻。
    tā chuí xià shǒu bì huán rào zhù tā rán hòu qīn wěn 。
    • He slid his arms around her and kissed her.
    • He hugged her and kissed her.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    帮下手得唔得呀？我唔识点开部机㖞。
    幫下手得唔得呀？我唔識點開部機喎。
    bong1 haa6 sau2 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3 ？ ngo5 m4 sik1 dim2 hoi1 bou6 gei1 wo5 。
    • Can you help me? I can't make out how to start this machine.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    揈下手，揈下脚
    揈下手，揈下腳
    fing6 haa6 sau2, fing6 haa5 goek3
    • shake your hands and shake your legs
  2. Cantonese
    唔好咁快拒绝人啦，你玩下手唔舍得走添呀！
    唔好咁快拒絕人啦，你玩下手唔捨得走添呀！
    m4 hou2 gam3 faai3 keoi5 zyut6 jan4 laa1, nei5 waan2 haa5 sau2 m4 se2 dak1 zau2 tim1 aa3!
    • Don't decline the invitation just yet, (once you get there) you might not even want to leave!
  3. Cantonese
    唔好成日睇死啲新同事，玩下手佢升职快过你都唔定。
    唔好成日睇死啲新同事，玩下手佢升職快過你都唔定。
    m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 tai2 sei2 di1 san1 tung4 si6, waan2 haa5 sau5 keoi5 sing1 zik1 faai3 gwo3 nei5 dou1 m4 ding6.
    • Don't be so judgmental to your new colleagues. Who says they won't rise up the ranks faster than you?
  4. Cantonese
    系朋友嘅就唔该帮下手啦。
    係朋友嘅就唔該幫下手啦。
    hai6 pang4 jau5 ge3 zau6 m4 goi1 bong1 haa5 sau2 laa1.
    • If you really are a friend of mine, you should help us out.
  5. Cantonese
    都唔知佢有咩咁矜贵，拖下手都唔得。
    都唔知佢有咩咁矜貴，拖下手都唔得。
    dou1 m4 zi1 keoi5 jau5 me1 gam3 ging1 gwai3, to1 haa5 sau2 dou1 m4 dak1.
    • I don't know who she thinks she is. She didn't even allow me to hold her hand.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我需要有人在我旁边帮我打下手。
    我需要有人在我旁邊幫我打下手。
    wǒ xū yào yǒu rén zài wǒ páng biān bāng wǒ dǎ xià shǒu ．
    • I need someone by my side to help me.
  2. Mandarin
    我不知道如何下手。
    我不知道如何下手。
    wǒ bù zhī dào rú hé xià shǒu ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    可以做一下手势给我看吗？
    可以做一下手勢給我看嗎？
    kě yǐ zuò yī xià shǒu shì gěi wǒ kàn ma ？
    • Could you make a gesture for me?
  4. Mandarin
    闲暇时，约上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉鱼〉中写的那样，共聚一堂，放下手机，放下包袱，喝几杯小酒，说几句真心话，或许你会突然发现，人生的美好，就在当下。
    閒暇時，約上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉魚〉中寫的那樣，共聚一堂，放下手機，放下包袱，喝幾杯小酒，説幾句真心話，或許你會突然發現，人生的美好，就在當下。
    xián xiá shí ， yuē shàng sān wǔ hǎo yǒu ， xiàng ‘ xiǎo yǎ nán yǒu jiā yú ’ zhōng xiě de nà yàng ， gòng jù yī táng ， fàng xià shǒu jī ， fàng xià bāo fú ， hē jǐ bēi xiǎo jiǔ ， shuō jǐ jù zhēn xīn huà ， huò xǔ nǐ huì tū rán fā xiàn ， rén shēng de měi hǎo ， jiù zài dāng xià ．
    • In your free time, meet up with a few friends. As written in the Nan You Jiayu poem in the Xiaoya, get together, put down your mobile phone, lay down your baggage, have a quiet drink, and say a few words from the heart. Maybe you will suddenly find out that the beauty of life is the present moment.