人工

néng fǒu yòng jī qì tì dài rén gōng

能否用机器替代人工？

Can machines replace the manual labor?

chōu shuǐ jī huài le zhǐ hǎo yòng rén gōng shuǐ chē

抽水机坏了，只好用人工水车。

We had to move water by a chain pump because the electric pump had broken down.

rén gōng bān yùn

人工搬运

manual handling

zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ shì rén gōng zá jiāo de

这种水果是人工杂交的。

This kind of fruit is artificial breeding.

xiǎo jī shì rén gōng fū huà de

小鸡是人工孵化的。

The chick was artificial incubation.

zhè jiàn wài tào shì rén gōng zhì zào de

这件外套是人工制造的。

This coat is man-made.

rén gōng gōng shí

人工工时

labor hours

xiū jiàn zhè tiáo qú dào yào duō shǎo rén gōng

修建这条渠道要多少人工？

How many man-days will be needed to construct this irrigation canal?

dǎ hǎo zhè kǒu jǐng yòng le wǔ gè rén gōng

打好这口井用了五个人工。

It took five person-days to dig this well.