noun / adjective HSK 4
handmade · handicraft · manual work · handwork
Meaning
手工 refers to things made by hand rather than by machine, or the craft and skill involved in making things manually. It emphasizes the artisanal, personal quality of creation and can describe both the process of making something by hand and the handmade objects themselves.
Usage
Commonly used to describe handmade goods, crafts, or manual labor. In modern contexts, 手工 often carries positive connotations of quality, authenticity, and care. Frequently appears in compounds like 手工艺品 (handicrafts) or as a modifier before nouns (手工制作 - handmade). Can also refer to manual labor costs in some contexts.
Examples
- 01这些手工饼干是我妈妈做的。.These handmade cookies were made by my mom.
- 02手工制作的家具比机器生产的更有温度。.Handmade furniture has more warmth than machine-produced furniture.
Characters
Measure words
- 件一件手工艺品
- 个一个手工作品
Common collocations
- 手工制作handmade, made by hand
- 手工艺品handicraft product
- 纯手工purely handmade
- 做手工to do handicrafts
Antonyms
Origin
Literally combines 手 (hand) and 工 (work/craft), directly expressing the concept of work done by hand.