工具

gōngjù

tool; instrument; utensil

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 5

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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See it in sentences

这个工具很好用。

This tool works well.

语言是交流的工具。

Language is a tool for communication.