到手 (dào shǒu) — to get one's hands on, to obtain (something)
Definition
到手 (dào shǒu) emphasizes that something has finally arrived in one's possession — 'come/get into hand' — often after effort. As a resultative verb, 手 (the hand) is the reached endpoint, not an object.
verb
to get one's hands onto obtain (something)
Examples
- 到手。Tā fèi le hěn dà lì qi cái bǎ nà ge zhí wèi dào shǒu.He went to great lengths to get that position.
- 。Zhè bǐ qián bù róng yì dào dé le shǒu.This sum of money is not easy to get.
- 到手，。Hé tong yǐ jīng dào shǒu le, wǒ men kāi shǐ ba.The contract is already in hand; let's get started.
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