Dictionary/下手

下手

下手 xià shǒu

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ
HSK 7-9
1to start
2to put one's hand to
3to set about
4the seat to the right of the main guest

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xiān先xià shǒu下手wèi为qiáng强,hòu后xià shǒu下手zāo yāng遭殃。
先下手为强,后下手遭殃。
Get them before they get us.
俗话说:人不犯我,我不犯人;可俗话又说:先下手为强,后下手遭殃!
As the saying goes: As long as you don't offend me, I won't offend you. But there's another saying: To strike first means victory, to strike second means tragedy.