起手
hei2 sau2qǐ shǒu
English
- to set about (doing sth)
- to begin; to start
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指做事情剛剛開始嘅狀態
Examples
举起手来!
Put your hands up!
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
裁判根据有利原则,举起手示意继续进攻。
The referee, according to principle of advantage, raised his hand and motioned for the advance to continue.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY
讀書難在起手
Studying is hard at the beginning.
玩樂器唔難,只要你識點起手就得啦。
It is not hard to play musical instrument, only when you know how to begin.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk