手工

shǒugōng

noun HSK 4 #7,263

Meanings

1 handmade
2 handcraft
3 manual work

Characters

Literally "hand work" — work done by hand rather than machine.

Examples

这是纯手工制作的。

Zhè shì chún shǒugōng zhìzuò de.

This is purely handmade.

孩子们在做手工。

Háizimen zài zuò shǒugōng.

The children are doing handicrafts.

手工比机器做的更贵。

Shǒugōng bǐ jīqì zuò de gèng guì.

Handmade is more expensive than machine-made.

Tips

usage

手工艺 (shǒugōngyì) means "handicraft art." 手工课 (shǒugōngkè) is arts and crafts class in school.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

工 gōng