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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 着手
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 着手 | zhuó shǒu | - to put one's hand to it - to start out on a task - to set out |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 7 | 5,891 | 4,559 | 5,387 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 着 | zhāo | - a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) - trick; tactic - (dialect) okay; all right - (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 着 | zháo | - to touch - to come in contact with - to feel - to be affected by - to catch fire - to burn - (coll.) to fall asleep - (after a verb) hitting the mark - succeeding in |
| 着 | zhe | - aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 着 | zhuó | - to wear (clothes) - to contact - to use - to apply |
| 手 | shǒu | - hand - (formal) to hold - person engaged in certain types of work - person skilled in certain types of work - personal(ly) - convenient - classifier for skill - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
Other Words Containing 着手
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 着手 | 6 | 7 | 5,891 | 4,559 | 5,387 |