No. 5,230 in Chinese
下手
"下手" means "to start or take action" or "to attack or deal with."
In a sentence
他终于开始下手准备考试了。
He finally began to take action to prepare for the exam.
In this sentence, '下手' means 'to take action or begin an activity', showing the initiation of effort.
别太快下手吃，我还没拍照呢。
Don't start eating too quickly, I haven't taken a photo yet.
Here, '下手' indicates the act of starting to do something, specifically the action of eating.
这次比赛他下手投篮的时机恰到好处。
In this match, his timing of shooting the basketball was perfect.
In this case, '下手' refers to the execution of the action 'to throw or shoot', emphasizing the precision of the action.
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