手
艺

Craftmanship in Chinese: 手艺 (shǒu yì)

shǒu yì

craftmanship

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 手藝1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1craftmanship
  2. 2workmanship
  3. 3handicraft
  4. 4trade

Stroke order

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手
艺

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

手艺

Simplified

手藝

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这位老人做家具的手艺很好。

    zhè wèi lǎo rén zuò jiā jù de shǒu yì hěn hǎo。

    This old man's furniture-making craft is excellent.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

艺术

yì shù

art

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

举手

jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

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