手工艺

手工藝
shǒugōngyì
noun #36,037

Meanings

  1. 1 handicraft
  2. 2 arts and crafts
  3. 3 manual artisanship

Examples

Tā duì Zhōngguó chuántǒng shǒugōngyì hěn gǎn xìngqù.
She is very interested in traditional Chinese handicrafts.
Zhège cūnzi de shǒugōngyì pǐn yuǎn xiāo hǎiwài.
This village's handicrafts are sold all the way overseas.

Tips

usage
手工艺 = the discipline; the products are 手工艺品 shǒugōngyìpǐn ('handicraft items'). Covers everything from paper-cutting (剪纸 jiǎnzhǐ) and embroidery (刺绣 cìxiù) to lacquerware and wood-carving — anything made by skilled hand rather than machine.

Stroke Order

shǒu
gōng