人工

rén gōng · ren gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. artificial
  2. manpower
  3. manual work

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)他(tā)们(men)正(zhèng)躺(tǎng)在(zài)人(rén)工(gōng)草(cǎo)皮(pí)上(shàng)。

I found them lying on the artificial grass.

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02

这(zhè)个(gè)湖(hú)是(shì)人(rén)工(gōng)挖(wā)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)。

This lake was dug out by manual labor.

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