打下手

to act in a supporting role / fig. to play second fiddle

dozen (loanword)

to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from

to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc)

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest

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]