工具 meaning and pronunciation

工具
Simplified/traditional word

工具 English definition

gōng jù
  • tool
  • instrument
  • utensil
  • means (to achieve a goal etc)

HSK level

Characters

  • 工 (gōng): work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor;
  • 具 (jù): tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies;

Sentences examples with 工具

  • 语言是人和人之间交流的工具。
    Yǔyán shì rén hé rén zhī jiān jiāoliú de gōngjù.
  • 常用的交通工具有汽车、火车、飞机等。
    Chángyòng de jiāotōng gōngjù yǒu qìchē, huǒchē, fēijī děng.
  • 语言是表达思想的工具。
    Yǔyán shì biǎodá sīxiǎng de gōngjù.