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人手

rén shǒu · ren shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. manpower
  2. staff
  3. human hand
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Moving house

  1. Liangliang

    搬家(bānjiā)人手(rénshǒu)不够(bùgòu)，你(nǐ)能(néng)来(lái)帮忙(bāngmáng)吗(ma)？

    I do not have enough hands for moving. Can you help?

  2. Dengdeng

    没问题(méiwèntí)，现在(xiànzài)有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)人(rén)？

    No problem. How many people now?

  3. Liangliang

    只有(zhǐyǒu)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)，所以(suǒyǐ)才(cái)说(shuō)人手(rénshǒu)不够(bùgòu)。

    Only me, that is why I said we need more hands.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)叫(jiào)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Then I will call Qiqi.

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)来(lái)了(le)！我(wǒ)还(hái)带(dài)了(le)三个(sāngè)朋友(péngyou)。

    I am here! I brought three friends too.

  6. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，现在(xiànzài)人手(rénshǒu)够(gòu)了(le)！

    Great, now we have enough hands!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

农(nóng)忙(máng)时(shí)节(jié)，村(cūn)里(lǐ)人(rén)手(shǒu)不(bú)够(gòu)。

During the busy farming season, the village doesn't have enough manpower.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)项(xiàng)目(mù)需(xū)要(yào)增(zēng)加(jiā)人(rén)手(shǒu)才(cái)能(néng)按(àn)时(shí)完(wán)成(chéng)。

This project needs more staff to be completed on time.

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