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入手

Mandarin · pinyin rù shǒu

to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從 cóng + {noun} + 入手 rù shǒu: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
to receive; to obtain; to buy

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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
手: shǒu · hand

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4–3 · ru4 shou3

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jap6 sau2

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verb

to start with; to begin with
(neologism) to buy; to obtain; to get one's hands on

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