工具
gōngjù
tool; instrument
Every meaning
gōngjù
- tool; instrument
- (fig.) means; tool (someone used by others)
In the Library
到了明朝,筷子才成了中国人吃饭最主要的工具。
鲁班看着这片小小的叶子,心里突然一亮:要是做一个工具,边上也有这样的小牙,拿着它在树上拉来拉去,不就能很快地把树弄断了吗?
没想到几十年后,它摇身一变,成了中国人打字的主要工具。
汉字没有字母,中国人怎么打字? · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet? · HSK 6
Its characters
- 工gōngwork; labor
- 具jùtool; implement (as in 工具)
Words with 工
Words with 具
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).