工具

Chinese

 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
 
tool; device; utensil
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad.
(工具)
工 具

Pronunciation


Noun

工具

  1. (literally) tool; instrument; implement (Classifier: 件 m)
    書寫工具/书写工具  ―  shūxiě gōngjù  ―  writing implement
    營銷工具/营销工具  ―  yíngxiāo gōngjù  ―  marketing tool
    金融工具  ―  jīnróng gōngjù  ―  financial instrument
  2. (figuratively) means; way; tool (Classifier: 個/个 m)
    交流工具  ―  jiāoliú gōngjù  ―  means of communication
    書是傳遞文明的工具。 [MSC, trad.]
    书是传递文明的工具。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shū shì chuándì wénmíng de gōngjù. [Pinyin]
    Books are the way in which civilization is transmitted.

Synonyms

  • (tool):
  • (means):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (工具):
  • → Japanese: 工具(こうぐ) (kōgu)
  • → Korean: 공구(工具) (gonggu)
  • → Vietnamese: công cụ (工具)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
工 具
こう
Grade: 2
ぐ
Grade: 3
kan’on goon

Pronunciation

Noun

工(こう)具(ぐ) • (kōgu) 

  1. tools (especially for craftsmanship or carpentry)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
工具

Noun

工具 • (gonggu) (hangeul 공구)

  1. Hanja form? of 공구 (“tool”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
工具

Noun

工具

  1. chữ Hán form of công cụ (“tool; instrument”).
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