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手艺

shǒu yì · shou yi

Traditional 手藝

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. craftmanship
  2. workmanship
  3. handicraft
  4. trade
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Grandma Wang's dumplings

  1. Dengdeng

    王奶奶(wángnǎinai)包(bāo)的(de)饺子(jiǎozi)真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)，她的(tāde)手艺(shǒuyì)太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    Grandma Wang's dumplings are so tasty. Her skill is great!

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这样(zhèyàng)的(de)手艺(shǒuyì)，别人(biéren)学不来(xuébùlái)。

    Yes, other people can't learn a skill like that.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)学(xué)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)她(tā)会(huì)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    I want to learn. Do you think she will teach me?

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)，学(xué)手艺(shǒuyì)要(yào)先(xiān)学(xué)揉面(róumiàn)，揉(róu)一个月(yīgèyuè)。

    She says that to learn the skill you must first learn to knead dough, for a month.

  5. Dengdeng

    一个月(yīgèyuè)？我的(wǒde)手艺(shǒuyì)只有(zhǐyǒu)一样(yīyàng)，就是(jiùshì)吃(chī)。

    One month? I have only one skill: eating.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)去(qù)学(xué)校(xiào)学(xué)习(xí)调(tiáo)琴(qín)手(shǒu)艺(yì)。

Tom went to school to learn how to tune pianos.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)强(qiáng)烈(liè)推(tuī)荐(jiàn)任(rèn)何(hé)想(xiǎng)学(xué)习(xí)一(yì)门(mén)手(shǒu)艺(yì)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)去(qù)读(dú)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)。

I greatly recommend reading it to anybody thinking of learning a craft.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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