手工

shǒugōng

noun HSK 5 #7,263

Meanings

Literally 'hand work' - work done by hand rather than machine.

HSK 1

孩子们在做手工。

Háizi men zài zuò shǒugōng.

The children are doing handicrafts.

HSK 5

手工比机器做的更贵。

Shǒugōng bǐ jīqì zuò de gèng guì.

Handmade is more expensive than machine-made.

HSK 6

这是纯手工制作的。

Zhè shì chún shǒugōng zhìzuò de.

This is purely handmade.

usage

手工艺 means 'handicraft art'. 手工课 is arts and crafts class in school.

手 shǒu

工 gōng