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The Chinese word for tool is
工具

gōng jù



tool

Chinese Definition


Components
     1. labour; work
           工作 - work
           罷工 - to strike
           偷工減料 - to do shoddy work and use inferior materials
     2. (regional or dialectal, including, Southeast Asia) work; job; profession
           你 做 什麼 工? - What is your job?
           你 失業\失 咗 失業\業 咁 耐,仲 唔 快 啲 搵 返 份 工! - It's been a while since you lost your job; you need to find a new job soon!
     3. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan) working day; daytime; a day (24 hours)
     4. worker; labourer
           女工 - female worker
           礦工 - miner
           陶瓷工 - potter
           工農 - workers and peasants
     5. man-day
     6. construction
           工地 - construction site
           竣工 - to finish construction
     7. industry
           化工 - chemical industry
     8. engineer
     9. skill; technique
     10. to be good at; to be skilled in
     11. delicate; exquisite; fine
           工巧 - delicate; exquisite
     12. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3).
     13. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3).
     1. tool; implement
           家具 - furniture
           文具 - stationery
           玩具 - toy
           工具 - tool; instrument; implement
           器具 - utensil; implement; tool; ware; instrument
     2. to possess; to have
           具備 - to possess; to be equipped with
           別具一格 - have a style of one's own
     3. (literary) to provide; to furnish
     4. (literary) ability; talent
     5. (literary) to state; to report; to list



Translations for and their definitions

工具
     1. n. (literally) tool; instrument; implement
           書寫 工具 - writing implement
           營銷 工具 - marketing tool
           金融 工具 - financial instrument
     2. n. (figuratively) means; way; tool
           交流 工具 - means of communication
           書 是 傳遞 文明 的 工具。 - Books are the way in which civilization is transmitted.


Dictionary entries from Wiktionary

Pronunciation


gōng jù

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