Definition
人手 refers to the available pool of workers or 'hands' needed for a task, often used in phrases like 人手不足 (short-staffed). Unlike 人力 (manpower as an abstract resource) or 人工 (manual labor or artificial), 人手 emphasizes the actual count of available staff. 人员 is 'personnel' as individuals, while 人手 is collective.
noun
manpowerstaff (available workers)(in fixed phrases) per personeach person
Easily confused
- 忍受rěn shòusound-aliketo bear; to endure
Examples
- 人手，。Zuìjìn gōngsī rén shǒu jǐnzhāng, xūyào zhāopìn xīnrén.The company is short on staff recently and needs to hire new people.
- 人手，。Huìyì zīliào rén shǒu yí fèn, qǐng gè wèi dàibiǎo ná hǎo.One copy of the meeting materials per person; please take one, representatives.
- 人手，。Zhège xiàngmù rén shǒu bùzú, jìndù hěn màn.This project lacks manpower, so progress is slow.
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