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手艺 shǒuyì

手艺 shǒuyì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 手艺 shǒuyì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǒuyì | shou3 yi4
English translation
craftmanship
workmanship
handicraft
trade

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About 手艺 shǒuyì

Read some general information about the Chinese word 手艺 shǒuyì .

Traditional form

手藝

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 手艺 shǒuyì

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shǒu

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand with five fingers.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

cǎo

Positional decomposition

艹乙

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 手艺 shǒuyì

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qiáo , 阿波罗 Ā bō luó 正在 zhèngzài 剃刀 tì dāo 赠给我们 wǒmen 这项手艺 shǒuyì de 特里泼托勒默斯.

Apollo, you see, is bestowing the razor on the Triptolemus of our craft.

这个 zhè ge 铁匠 tiě jiang 马掌 de 手艺 shǒuyì hěn Gāo .

The smith forges horseshoes with great skill.

这个 zhè ge 铁匠 tiě jiang 锻制马掌 de 手艺 shǒuyì hěn Gāo .

The smith [ blacksmith ] forges horseshoes with great skill.

他们 tā men 烹调 pēng tiáo 手艺 shǒuyì Gāo 挑食 tiāo shí

They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination.

美甲 měi jiǎ 师修 cuò 指甲 zhǐjia de 手艺 shǒuyì 娴熟 xián shú

Manicurists are skilled at shaping and filing nails.

手艺 shǒuyì Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 手艺 shǒuyì and their own compounds.

手艺 shǒuyì Compounds

See all 50 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 手艺 shǒuyì in their composition.

  • shǒu
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    • zhǎng
      • chēng , chēng , , ,
    • quán
    • pān
    • luán
    • qíng , Zhì , luán , bāi , chè , , , qiè , bāi , zhì , , qiān , , yán , jiū , , niè , , piē , lǎn , chǒu , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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