人工

人工 rén'gōng

Man-made (artificial - manpower)

人工 in a sentence HSK 6 rengong

What 人工 means

  1. Man-made (artificial - manpower)

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人工 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

人
rén
Person (people)
工
gōng
Work (labor - skill)

How to write 人工

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人工 in a sentence

这个湖是人工挖出来的。
Zhège hú shì réngōng wā chūlái de.
This lake was dug out by hand.
现在很多工序都不用人工了。
Xiànzài hěn duō gōngxù dōu búyòng réngōng le.
Many processes no longer need human labour now.

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Questions about 人工

What does 人工 mean in English?

人工 is pronounced rén'gōng and means Man-made (artificial - manpower).

How do you pronounce 人工?

人工 is rén'gōng in pinyin — written rengong without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 人工?

人工 is written with 2 characters: 人 (rén) Person (people), 工 (gōng) Work (labor - skill). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 人工 an HSK word?

Yes — 人工 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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