set about; deal with
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to set about doing; to begin to deal with
formalThis term is most commonly used in the negative form '措手不及' (caught unprepared). The base verb '措手' alone is less frequent and appears in formal or literary contexts.
Shì事
qing情
tū突
rán然
fā发
shēng生
，
lìng令
tā他
wú无
cóng从
cuò措
shǒu手
。
The matter occurred suddenly, leaving him at a loss for how to deal with it.
Miàn面
duì对
fù复
zá杂
de的
jú局
miàn面
，
tā他
zhèng正
zài在
cuò措
shǒu手
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
Facing the complex situation, he is setting about handling it.
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Wēi危
jī机
jiàng降
lín临
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
mǎ马
shàng上
cuò措
shǒu手
yìng应
duì对
。
The crisis has arrived; we must immediately begin to deal with it.