# 着手 (zhuóshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 着手 (zhuóshǒu) means “to start; to set about (a task)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to start; to set about (a task)
- Pinyin: zhuóshǒu (zhuo2 shou3)
- Traditional: 著手
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们已经着手准备这个项目了。
  Wǒmen yǐjīng zhuóshǒu zhǔnbèi zhège xiàngmù le.
  We have already started preparing for this project.

## Characters

- [着](https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-ongoing-action/) (zhe): (particle) ongoing action
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/zhuo-shou-start/

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