木工 (mù gōng) — carpentry; woodworker; carpenter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Can mean the trade ('carpentry, woodwork') or the person who does it ('carpenter, woodworker') — context decides which sense is meant.

noun

carpentrywoodworkercarpenter

Measure word · 个

Examples

木工。
Wǒ yé ye shì yí wèi shǒu yì hěn hǎo de mù gōng.
My grandfather is a very skilled carpenter.
木工。
Zhè jiān fáng zi de mù gōng zuò dé fēi cháng jīng zhì.
The woodwork in this house is very exquisite.
木工，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan mù gōng, xiàn zài kāi le yì jiā jiā jù chǎng.
He has liked carpentry since childhood and now runs a furniture factory.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

工gōngwork; worker

木 (wood) and 工 (work/craft) combine to mean carpentry or a carpenter.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 工 is a picture of a bladed tool used to plow ground or mark a border; some read it as a carpenter's square.

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Crafts & Handiwork Professions & Jobs

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