人手

rénshǒu

noun HSK 7-9 #8,574

Meanings

Literally 'human hands' — used to talk about how many people are available to do work, just like English 'hands' (as in 'all hands on deck').

我们人手不够，需要招人。

Wǒmen rénshǒu búgòu, xūyào zhāo rén.

We don't have enough staff, we need to hire people.

活动当天人手充足。

Huódòng dāngtiān rénshǒu chōngzú.

There was sufficient manpower on the day of the event.

人 rén

手 shǒu