xià
shǒu

verb
colloquial

Meaning of 打下手

打下手 means to act as an assistant; to help as a subordinate; to lend a hand. Pronounced dǎ xià shǒu.

  • to act as an assistant; to help as a subordinate; to lend a hand

Definitions & Examples

zài
chú
fāng
gěi
shī
fu
xià
shǒu
 

I help the chef in the kitchen.

gāng
kāi
shǐ
zhǐ
néng
xià
shǒu
 
hái
néng
cāo
zuò
 

He can only assist at the beginning and cannot operate independently yet.

Guò
lái
gěi
xià
shǒu
 
zhè
xiē
cài
guò
 

Come over and lend me a hand, pass these dishes over.