人工 réngōng artificial
artificial; manpower; manual work
How to remember 人工: 人 person + 工 work = artificial.
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How it is used
- Two senses: (1) artificial/man-made - 人工智能 (réngōng zhìnéng) artificial intelligence, 人工湖 (réngōng hú) man-made lake; (2) manual labor / a labor-day of work.
- As 'artificial' it contrasts 自然 (zìrán, natural) and 天然 (tiānrán, naturally occurring).
- As 'manpower': 这活儿费人工 (zhè huór fèi réngōng) this job takes a lot of manual labor.
Example sentences
- 我能跟任何人工作。 Wǒnéng gēn rènhérén gōngzuò.I can work with anyone.