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手工

shǒu gōng · shou gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. handwork
  2. manual
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A handmade lantern

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)小灯笼(xiǎodēnglóng)是(shì)手工(shǒugōng)做(zuò)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is this little lantern handmade?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，是(shì)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)手工(shǒugōng)做(zuò)的(de)。

    Yes, I made it by hand myself.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？看起来(kànqǐlai)像(xiàng)买(mǎi)的(de)。

    Really? It looks store-bought.

  4. Liangliang

    手工(shǒugōng)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，每个(měigè)都(dōu)有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)不一样(bùyīyàng)。

    Handmade things are each a little different.

  5. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)灯笼(dēnglóng)的(de)线头(xiàntóu)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)长(cháng)？

    Why is this lantern's loose thread so long?

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)手工(shǒugōng)的(de)证明(zhèngmíng)！

    That is the proof it is handmade!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)块(kuài)地(dì)毯(tǎn)是(shì)手(shǒu)工(gōng)制(zhì)作(zuò)的(de)。

This rug is handmade.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)周(zhōu)末(mò)做(zuò)手(shǒu)工(gōng)，比(bǐ)如(rú)织(zhī)围(wéi)巾(jīn)。

She likes doing handicrafts on weekends, such as knitting scarves.

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