入手 (rù shǒu) — to start with (a certain aspect), to approach (a task) from a particular angle (typically in the pattern 从…入手); to obtain, to get hold of, to acquire (often by purchase or through connections)

Definition

入手 has two distinct senses: a method sense — 'to start with / approach from a particular angle' in the pattern 从…入手; and an obtain sense — getting something in hand (often by buying or through connections), more concrete than 获得 or 取得.

verb
to start with (a certain aspect), to approach (a task) from a particular angle (typically in the pattern 从…入手)to obtainto get hold ofto acquire (often by purchase or through connections)

Examples

  • 入手。
    Xué zhōng wén kě yǐ cóng tīng guǎng bō rù shǒu.
    You can start learning Chinese by listening to the radio.
  • 入手。
    Wǒ tuō péng you rù shǒu le liǎng zhāng yǎn chàng huì mén piào.
    I got two concert tickets through a friend.
  • ,入手。
    Zhè kuǎn shǒu jī gāng shàng shì, tā jiù rù shǒu le.
    He bought this phone as soon as it was released.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter

入 (enter) + 手 (hand): to get something into one's hand, or start from a point.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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