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打下手

dǎxiàshǒu
verb #26,229

Meanings

  1. 1 to act as an assistant
  2. 2 to play a supporting role
  3. 3 to be someone's helper

Examples

他在厨房里给大厨打下手。
Tā zài chúfáng lǐ gěi dàchú dǎxiàshǒu.
He assisted the head chef in the kitchen.
这次活动我只是给主任打下手，负责杂务。
Zhè cì huódòng wǒ zhǐshì gěi zhǔrèn dǎxiàshǒu, fùzé záwù.
For this event I am just the director's assistant, handling miscellaneous tasks.
年轻的时候他一直在给老师傅打下手。
Niánqīng de shíhou tā yīzhí zài gěi lǎoshīfu dǎxiàshǒu.
When he was young he always assisted the master craftsman.

Tips

usage
打下手 often collocates with 给 (for): 给某人打下手 means to assist someone in a subordinate capacity.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ
下 xià
手 shǒu