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人工
réngōng
Description
"人工"的意思是用人做的，不是机器或者自然做的。
"人工" means made by people, not by machines or nature.
比如"人工湖"就是人造的湖，"人工智能"也是常常听到的词。
For example, "人工湖" is a man-made lake, and "人工智能" is also a commonly heard term.
Meanings
人工réngōng
man-made; artificial
这个公园里有一个人工湖。
There is an artificial lake in this park.
人工réngōng
human labor; manpower
做这个要花很多人工。
Doing this requires a lot of manual labor.
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Notes
- Etymology
人 (person) + 工 (work/labor), literally "human work".
- Nuance
as an adjective it contrasts with 自然 (natural) and 天然 (naturally occurring).
In videos
“但是你可以看到到处都是人工的痕迹”
“所以我一般都是一个人工作”
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