How to say “artificial” in Chinese

人工
réngōng

artificial; manual labor

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Science and technology”

“Artificial” in Chinese is 人工, rén gōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

人工 is read rén gōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

rén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
gōng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

工
gōng — work, labor

A picture of a carpenter's square.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “人工”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 人工. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 人工智能发展得非常快réngōngzhìnéngfāzhǎndefēichángkuàiArtificial intelligence is developing very fast.
  • 人工智能正在改变我们的生活。réngōngzhìnéngzhèngzàigǎibiànwǒmendeshēnghuóArtificial intelligence is changing our lives.
  • 这是人工智能生成的zhèshìréngōngzhìnéngshēngchéngdeThis was generated by artificial intelligence.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “artificial” in Chinese?

“Artificial” in Chinese is 人工, pinyin réngōng.

What does 人工 mean?

人工 (réngōng) means “artificial; manual labor”.

How do you write 人工?

人工 is 2 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 工 (gōng) — work, labor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 人工?

人工 is read réngōng. Tones: rén — second tone, gōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“artificial” in the lesson “Robots and artificial intelligence”

This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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