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人工

rén gōng · ren gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. artificial
  2. manpower
  3. manual work
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In a conversation

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The lake

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)湖(hú)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    This lake is so pretty!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？这(zhè)是(shì)人工(réngōng)湖(hú)。

    Did you know? It is a man-made lake.

  3. Dengdeng

    人工(réngōng)的(de)？不是(bùshì)自然(zìrán)的(de)？

    Man-made? Not natural?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，是(shì)人工(réngōng)挖(wā)的(de)，二十年(èrshínián)前(qián)才(cái)有(yǒu)。

    Right. People dug it, only twenty years ago.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这些(zhèxiē)鱼(yú)呢(ne)？是(shì)人工(réngōng)的(de)吗(ma)？

    What about these fish? Are they man-made?

  6. Liangliang

    鱼(yú)不是(bùshì)人工(réngōng)的(de)，是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)鱼(yú)！

    The fish are not man-made. They are real fish!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)他(tā)们(men)正(zhèng)躺(tǎng)在(zài)人(rén)工(gōng)草(cǎo)皮(pí)上(shàng)。

I found them lying on the artificial grass.

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02

这(zhè)个(gè)湖(hú)是(shì)人(rén)工(gōng)挖(wā)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)。

This lake was dug out by manual labor.

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人
rén

person; people

工
gōng

work; worker

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