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着zhuó 手shǒu

Trad. 著手

to put one's hand to it
to start out on a task
to set out

🖌️ 着 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

空kōng 着zhe 手shǒu

Trad. 空著手

empty-handed

🖌️ 空 Strokes 🖌️ 着 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

背bèi 着zhe 手shǒu

Trad. 背著手

with one's hands clasped behind one's back

🖌️ 背 Strokes 🖌️ 着 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes

着zhuó 手shǒu 成chéng 春chūn

Trad. 著手成春

lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)
to bring back the dead
once it starts, everything goes well

🖌️ 着 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes 🖌️ 成 Strokes 🖌️ 春 Strokes

大dà 处chù 着zhuó 眼yǎn，小xiǎo 处chù 着zhuó 手shǒu

Trad. 大處著眼，小處著手

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

🖌️ 大 Strokes 🖌️ 处 Strokes 🖌️ 着 Strokes 🖌️ 眼 Strokes 🖌️ 小 Strokes 🖌️ 处 Strokes 🖌️ 着 Strokes 🖌️ 手 Strokes