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手工 (shǒu gōng) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 5
手工 (shǒu gōng) is a Chinese word: handicraft, handwork, manual work. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 手工
名 míng noun
handicraft, handwork, manual work
手工制作的东西更有价值。
shǒu gōng zhì zuò de dōng xi gèng yǒu jià zhí
Handmade things are more valuable.
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Word breakdown
手 shǒu — hand (manual aspect)
Words with this character (62)
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Example
我的手机在桌子上。
wǒ de shǒu jī zài zhuō zi shàng
My mobile phone is on the table.
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他买了一块新手表。
tā mǎi le yí kuài xīn shǒu biǎo
He bought a new wristwatch.
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我去一下洗手间。
wǒ qù yí xià xǐ shǒu jiān
I'm going to the restroom for a moment.
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她是一位著名的歌手。
tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de gē shǒu
She is a famous singer.
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我买了一辆二手车。
wǒ mǎi le yī liàng èr shǒu chē
I bought a secondhand car.
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他们去年分手了。
tā men qù nián fēn shǒu le
They broke up last year.
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我们现在就动手准备晚饭吧。
wǒ men xiàn zài jiù dòng shǒu zhǔn bèi wǎn fàn ba
Let's get started preparing dinner now.
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我们在比赛中遇到了强大的对手。
wǒ men zài bǐ sài zhōng yù dào le qiáng dà de duì shǒu
We encountered a powerful opponent in the competition.
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冬天很冷，我需要戴手套。
dōng tiān hěn lěng wǒ xū yào dài shǒu tào
Winter is very cold, I need to wear gloves.
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她的手指很修长。
tā de shǒu zhǐ hěn xiū cháng
Her fingers are very slender.
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- 手 hand; represents the manual, hands-on aspect of surgical procedures
- 术 technique; refers to the technical skill and methodology involved in performing surgery
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他明天要做手术。
tā míng tiān yào zuò shǒu shù
He will have surgery tomorrow.
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- 手 hand (metaphorically: tools or actions used)
- 段 segment, section (contributes to the idea of a method or approach)
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我们要用和平手段解决这个问题。
wǒ men yào yòng hé píng shǒu duàn jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí
We must use peaceful means to solve this problem.
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- 手 hand (metaphorically: handling, managing)
- 续 continue, sequence (the sequential steps in a process)
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办理出国手续需要很多时间。
bàn lǐ chū guó shǒu xù xū yào hěn duō shí jiān
Handling overseas travel procedures takes a lot of time.
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他们见面时握手了。
tā men jiàn miàn shí wò shǒu le
They shook hands when they met.
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这位选手获得了金牌。
zhè wèi xuǎn shǒu huò dé le jīn pái
This contestant won the gold medal.
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请随手关门。
qǐng suí shǒu guān mén
Please close the door behind you.
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她在公司担任总经理的助手。
tā zài gōng sī dān rèn zǒng jīng lǐ de zhù shǒu
She works as the general manager's assistant at the company.
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他做了一个友好的手势。
tā zuò le yí gè yǒu hǎo de shǒu shì
He made a friendly gesture.
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他的绘画手法很独特。
tā de huì huà shǒu fǎ hěn dú tè
His painting technique is very unique.
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- 手 hand (refers to the hand/manual aspect of the limb)
- 臂 arm (refers to the arm portion of the upper limb)
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他的手臂很强壮。
tā de shǒu bì hěn qiáng zhuàng
His arms are very strong.
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她在远处向我招手。
tā zài yuǎn chù xiàng wǒ zhāo shǒu
She waved to me from a distance.
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他是一位电脑高手。
tā shì yī wèi diàn nǎo gāo shǒu
He is a computer expert.
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这些都是一手资料。
zhè xiē dōu shì yì shǒu zī liào
These are all firsthand materials.
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这个项目很复杂，我不知道从哪里下手。
zhè ge xiàng mù hěn fù zá wǒ bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ xià shǒu
This project is very complex, I don't know where to start.
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孩子用两手抱着玩具熊。
hái zi yòng liǎng shǒu bào zhe wán jù xióng
The child hugs the teddy bear with both hands.
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妈妈亲手缝制了这件衣服。
mā ma qīn shǒu féng zhì le zhè jiàn yī fu
Mom sewed this piece of clothing with her own hands.
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我们需要更多人手来完成这个项目。
wǒ men xū yào gèng duō rén shǒu lái wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù
We need more manpower to complete this project.
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他伸手去拿桌上的书。
tā shēn shǒu qù ná zhuō shàng de shū
He reached out to get the book on the table.
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学习中文要从基础入手。
xué xí zhōng wén yào cóng jī chǔ rù shǒu
Learning Chinese should start with the basics.
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警察正在寻找凶手。
jǐng chá zhèng zài xún zhǎo xiōng shǒu
The police are searching for the murderer.
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遇到困难时，朋友们都出手帮忙。
yù dào kùn nán shí péng yǒu men dōu chū shǒu bāng máng
When encountering difficulties, friends all take action to help.
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他是我的好帮手。
tā shì wǒ de hǎo bāng shǒu
He is my good helper.
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经过多年练习，她弹钢琴得心应手。
jīng guò duō nián liàn xí tā tán gāng qín dé xīn yìng shǒu
After years of practice, she plays the piano with ease and skill.
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这次行动很得手。
zhè cì xíng dòng hěn dé shǒu
This operation went very smoothly.
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- 心 heart/mind (representing mental ability)
- 灵 clever/quick/nimble (modifies mind)
- 手 hand (representing manual skill)
- 巧 skillful/dexterous/clever (modifies hands)
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奶奶心灵手巧，会做各种手工艺品。
nǎi nai xīn líng shǒu qiǎo huì zuò gè zhǒng shǒu gōng yì pǐn
Grandma is clever-minded and deft-handed; she can make various handicrafts.
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- 手 hand; indicates something portable or handheld
- 册 book, volume; indicates a bound document or publication
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请仔细阅读产品手册。
qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú chǎn pǐn shǒu cè
Please read the product manual carefully.
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这辆车是手动挡的。
zhè liàng chē shì shǒu dòng dǎng de
This car has a manual transmission.
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- 手 hand; represents possession or availability
- 头 suffix; combines with 手 to mean 'at hand' or 'available'
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我手头没有现金。
wǒ shǒu tóu méi yǒu xiàn jīn
I don't have cash on hand.
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奶奶总是随身带着一块手帕。
nǎi nai zǒng shì suí shēn dài zhe yī kuài shǒu pà
Grandma always carries a handkerchief with her.
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他把钥匙放在手掌上。
tā bǎ yào shi fàng zài shǒu zhǎng shàng
He placed the key on his palm.
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警察拿出了手枪。
jǐng chá ná chū le shǒu qiāng
The police officer took out a pistol.
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他的手脚很灵活。
tā de shǒu jiǎo hěn líng huó
His limbs are very agile.
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他的手腕受伤了。
tā de shǒu wàn shòu shāng le
His wrist is injured.
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- 手 hand (represents manual/physical work)
- 艺 art/skill/craft (represents artistic or technical ability)
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他的木工手艺很好。
tā de mù gōng shǒu yì hěn hǎo
His woodworking craftsmanship is very good.
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- 打 to do, to perform (the action of helping)
- 下 lower, subordinate (indicating a helper's position)
- 手 hand, helper (one who lends a hand)
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我在厨房给妈妈打下手。
wǒ zài chú fáng gěi mā ma dǎ xià shǒu
I help out my mom in the kitchen.
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门的把手坏了。
mén de bǎ shǒu huài le
The door handle is broken.
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他做饭很拿手。
tā zuò fàn hěn ná shǒu
He is very good at cooking.
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- 指 to point (with finger)
- 手 hand (used in gesturing)
- 画 to draw/gesture (making movements)
- 脚 foot (suggesting excessive body movement)
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他总是对别人的工作指手画脚。
tā zǒng shì duì bié rén de gōng zuò zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
He always meddles in other people's work.
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他接手了这个项目。
tā jiē shǒu le zhè ge xiàng mù
He took over this project.
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突如其来的暴雨让我们措手不及。
tū rú qí lái de bào yǔ ràng wǒ men cuò shǒu bù jí
The sudden rainstorm caught us off guard.
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- 插 to insert, to stick in; conveys the action of intruding or getting involved
- 手 hand; metaphorically represents one's involvement or participation
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这件事你不要插手。
zhè jiàn shì nǐ bú yào chā shǒu
Don't interfere in this matter.
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我们应该携手共创美好未来。
wǒ men yīng gāi xié shǒu gòng chuàng měi hǎo wèi lái
We should work together to create a better future.
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我是新手,还需要多练习。
wǒ shì xīn shǒu hái xū yào duō liàn xí
I'm a novice and still need a lot of practice.
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警方正在追捕那个杀手。
jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ nà ge shā shǒu
The police are pursuing that killer.
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- 束 to bind, to tie (represents restraint)
- 手 hand (represents ability to act)
- 无 without, have no (negation)
- 策 strategy, plan (represents solution)
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面对这个难题，他束手无策。
miàn duì zhè ge nán tí tā shù shǒu wú cè
Facing this difficult problem, he was at a loss.
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- 棘 thorn, thorny - conveys difficulty and challenging nature
- 手 hand - represents handling or dealing with something
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这个问题很棘手，我们需要更多时间来解决。
zhè ge wèn tí hěn jí shǒu wǒ men xū yào gèng duō shí jiān lái jiě jué
This problem is tricky; we need more time to solve it.
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- 爱 love; expresses fondness and affection
- 不 not; negation particle
- 释 release, let go; to put down
- 手 hand; the physical hand
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她收到礼物后爱不释手，一直拿在手里欣赏。
tā shōu dào lǐ wù hòu ài bù shì shǒu yì zhí ná zài shǒu lǐ xīn shǎng
After receiving the gift, she loved it so much she couldn't put it down, holding it in her hands and admiring it.
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他打算下周着手写论文。
tā dǎ suàn xià zhōu zhuó shǒu xiě lùn wén
He plans to start writing his thesis next week.
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这是第一手资料。
zhè shì dì yī shǒu zī liào
This is first-hand information.
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两家公司联手开发新产品。
liǎng jiā gōng sī lián shǒu kāi fā xīn chǎn pǐn
Two companies are joining hands to develop new products.
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- 袖 sleeve (metaphorically hiding hands)
- 手 hands (folded, inactive)
- 旁 side, beside (standing aside)
- 观 observe, watch (without acting)
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面对不公，我们不能袖手旁观。
miàn duì bù gōng wǒ men bù néng xiù shǒu páng guān
Facing injustice, we cannot stand by and watch.
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我出门时顺手把垃圾带下去了。
wǒ chū mén shí shùn shǒu bǎ lā jī dài xià qù le
When I went out, I conveniently took the trash down with me.
工 gōng — work, craft (skilled labor aspect)
Words with this character (34)
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我每天工作八小时。
wǒ měi tiān gōng zuò bā xiǎo shí
I work eight hours every day.
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工作日我通常七点起床。
gōng zuò rì wǒ tōng cháng qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
On workdays I usually get up at seven o'clock.
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我父亲是工厂的工人。
wǒ fù qin shì gōng chǎng de gōng rén
My father is a factory worker.
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我爸爸在工厂工作。
wǒ bà ba zài gōng chǎng gōng zuò
My father works at a factory.
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他每个月的工资是五千元。
tā měi gè yuè de gōng zī shì wǔ qiān yuán
His salary is five thousand yuan per month.
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很多学生暑假都去打工。
hěn duō xué sheng shǔ jià dōu qù dǎ gōng
Many students work during summer vacation.
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这是人工智能的时代。
zhè shì rén gōng zhì néng de shí dài
This is the era of artificial intelligence.
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我们需要加工这些原材料。
wǒ men xū yào jiā gōng zhè xiē yuán cái liào
We need to process these raw materials.
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公司有一百名员工。
gōng sī yǒu yì bǎi míng yuán gōng
The company has one hundred employees.
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这个城市的工业发展很快。
zhè ge chéng shì de gōng yè fā zhǎn hěn kuài
This city's industrial development is very fast.
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- 工 work, labor (representing the functional aspect)
- 具 implement, equipment (representing the physical object)
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工具箱里有很多工具。
gōng jù xiāng lǐ yǒu hěn duō gōng jù
There are many tools in the toolbox.
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他学习土木工程。
tā xué xí tǔ mù gōng chéng.
He studies civil engineering.
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他是一位软件工程师。
tā shì yī wèi ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī
He is a software engineer.
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这件家具的工艺非常精湛。
zhè jiàn jiā jù de gōng yì fēi cháng jīng zhàn
The craftsmanship of this furniture is very exquisite.
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这家公司有一千多名职工。
zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu yī qiān duō míng zhí gōng
This company has over a thousand employees.
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- 人 human; indicates 'human-made' or 'artificial'
- 工 work, labor; reinforces the 'man-made' or 'constructed' aspect
- 智 wisdom, intelligence; represents the cognitive aspect
- 能 ability, capability; indicates functional capacity
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人工智能可以帮助医生诊断疾病。
réngōng zhìnéng kěyǐ bāngzhù yīshēng zhěnduàn jíbìng
Artificial intelligence can help doctors diagnose diseases.
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我们需要分工合作，才能按时完成项目。
wǒ men xū yào fēn gōng hé zuò cái néng àn shí wán chéng xiàng mù
We need to divide the work and cooperate to complete the project on time.
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附近的工地噪音很大。
fù jìn de gōng dì zào yīn hěn dà
The nearby construction site is very noisy.
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- 工 work; labor (contributes the sense of effort or activity)
- 夫 suffix (combines with 工 to form the word meaning time or skill)
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我今天没有工夫去购物。
wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng fu qù gòu wù
I don't have time to go shopping today.
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这个产品需要经过十个工序才能完成。
zhè ge chǎn pǐn xū yào jīng guò shí ge gōng xù cái néng wán chéng
This product needs to go through ten working procedures to be completed.
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- 义 voluntary, righteous (indicating unpaid, willing service)
- 工 work, worker (the labor or person performing the service)
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她每周末都去医院做义工。
tā měi zhōu mò dōu qù yī yuàn zuò yì gōng
She goes to the hospital to volunteer every weekend.
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- 农 agriculture/farming; indicates rural origin
- 民 people/citizen; refers to the person
- 工 worker/labor; indicates their occupation
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农民工为城市建设做出了巨大贡献。
nóng mín gōng wèi chéng shì jiàn shè zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn
Migrant workers have made great contributions to urban construction.
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他到城里务工，每月寄钱回家。
tā dào chéng lǐ wù gōng měi yuè jì qián huí jiā
He went to the city to work as a migrant worker and sends money home every month.
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这个项目下个月动工。
zhè ge xiàng mù xià ge yuè dòng gōng
This project will start construction next month.
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- 勤 diligent, hardworking (emphasizes industrious attitude toward work)
- 工 work, labor (refers to the working component of the program)
- 俭 frugal, economical (emphasizes living frugally and saving money)
- 学 study, learn (refers to the educational/academic component)
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很多大学生通过勤工俭学来减轻家庭负担。
hěn duō dà xué shēng tōng guò qín gōng jiǎn xué lái jiǎn qīng jiā tíng fù dān
Many college students use work-study programs to reduce their family's burden.
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她加入了工会。
tā jiā rù le gōng huì
She joined the labor union.
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- 工 work, labor (represents manual work and working profession)
- 匠 craftsman, master (represents skill, expertise and artisanship)
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这位老工匠制作的家具非常精美。
zhè wèi lǎo gōng jiàng zhì zuò de jiā jù fēi cháng jīng měi
The furniture made by this old craftsman is very exquisite.
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他的字写得很工整。
tā de zì xiě de hěn gōng zhěng
His handwriting is very neat.
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我的哥哥选择了工科，因为他喜欢数学和物理。
wǒ de gē ge xuǎn zé le gōng kē yīn wèi tā xǐ huan shù xué hé wù lǐ
My older brother chose engineering because he likes math and physics.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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工人们因为不满工资待遇而怠工。
gōng rén men yīn wèi bù mǎn gōng zī dài yù ér dài gōng
The workers are slacking off because they're dissatisfied with their wages and benefits.
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这条路正在施工，请绕行。
zhè tiáo lù zhèng zài shī gōng qǐng rào xíng
This road is under construction, please detour.
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新机场预计三年后竣工。
xīn jī chǎng yù jì sān nián hòu jùn gōng
The new airport is expected to be completed in three years.
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工人们决定罢工要求加薪。
gōng rén men jué dìng bà gōng yāo qiú jiā xīn
The workers decided to strike to demand a raise.
Structure & writing
手 is a component in 10 characters
手 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
工 is a component in 19 characters
工 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order