| 动 put one's hand to; start doing sth. ; set about; set to: |
| | 不知从何下手 not know where to start; not know how to set about a job |
| | 敌人就要对我们下手了。 The enemy is going to strike us. |
| | 让我宰鸡，我怎么也下不了手。 I cannot bring myself to kill a chicken. |
| | 我完全不了解情况，无从下手。 I know nothing of this and so have no idea how to handle it. |
