Meaning of 手艺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shǒuyì
- craftmanship
- workmanship
- handicraft
- trade
手艺 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆去学校学习调琴手艺。
Tom went to school to learn how to tune pianos.
我强烈推荐任何想学习一门手艺的人都去读这本书。
I greatly recommend reading it to anybody thinking of learning a craft.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
艺 yì · art · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 手艺.
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch |
| 举手 | jǔshǒu | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 艺术 | yìshù | art |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer |
| 握手 | wòshǒu | to shake hands |
| 手续 | shǒuxù | procedure; formalities |
| 分手 | fēnshǒu | to part company; to split up |
Questions about 手艺
What does 手艺 mean?
手艺 (shǒuyì) means "craftmanship; workmanship" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 手艺?
手艺 is made of 2 characters: 手 (4 strokes), 艺 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 手艺 an HSK word?
Yes. 手艺 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 手艺 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 手艺 is written 手藝.