入手

rùshǒu

verb HSK 7-9 #11,160

Meanings

1 to start with
2 to begin from
3 to obtain

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我们可以从这个问题入手。

Wǒmen kěyǐ cóng zhège wèntí rùshǒu.

We can start from this problem.

HSK 3

学习中文应该从哪里入手？

Xuéxí Zhōngwén yīnggāi cóng nǎlǐ rùshǒu?

Where should one start when learning Chinese?

HSK 4

他终于入手了一台新电脑。

Tā zhōngyú rùshǒu le yī tái xīn diànnǎo.

He finally got his hands on a new computer.

Tips

usage

入手 has two main uses: (1) 从...入手 means 'to start from / to approach from'; (2) as slang for 'to purchase / to get one's hands on' something, common in online shopping contexts.

Stroke Order

入 rù

手 shǒu