The Chinese word for tool is
工具
gōng jùChinese Definition
Components | |
工 | |
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). | |
具 | |
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 具 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. |
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