HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice

下手

xiàshǒu

to start doing; to set about; to strike

这件事太复杂,我不知道从哪儿下手。

Zhè jiàn shì tài fùzá, wǒ bù zhīdào cóng nǎr xiàshǒu。

This matter is too complicated; I don't know where to start.

周末我去饭馆给朋友打下手。

Zhōumò wǒ qù fànguǎn gěi péngyou dǎ xiàshǒu。

On weekends I help out at a friend's restaurant.

事情太复杂,我一时无从下手。

Shìqing tài fùzá, wǒ yìshí wúcóng xiàshǒu。

The matter is too complicated; for a moment I had no way to start.