动手

to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

(of a surgeon) to operate (on sb) / (of a patient) to have an operation

to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)

to do (sth) oneself / to help oneself to

to do the job oneself

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

(coll.) to tamper with / to mess around with