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動手 (dung6 sau2) — to touch; to handle in Cantonese

dungˍ₆動sauˊ²手
简 动手
Mandarin Pinyin: dong4 shou3

Meaning of 動手

nounto touch; to handle
nounto raise a hand; to hit out; to strike (with hand) [粵]: 郁手, 喐手
nounto start work; to get to work
noun(verb) 1. To start working on (something); 2. To strike (with hand)

Example Sentences with 動手

keoiˏ₅佢jiu˗₃要dungˍ₆動sau˗₃手seiot˗₃術
He/She needs surgery.
dungˍ₆動sau˗₃手seiot˗₃術houˊ²好tung˗₃痛
Surgery is painful.
baaˎ₄爸baaˉ¹爸dungˍ₆動sau˗₃手seiot˗₃術
Dad had surgery.
geiˊ²幾siˎ₄時dungˍ₆動sau˗₃手seiot˗₃術
When is the surgery?
dungˍ₆動sau˗₃手seiot˗₃術singˎ₄成gungˉ¹功
The surgery was successful.
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Characters in 動手

動dung6
movement; action; motion
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten

Words Containing 動手

自動手錶zi6 dung6 sau2 biu1
a self-winding watch
動手術dung6 sau2 seot6
to be operated on (surgery)

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