技术

shù

Traditional: 技術

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Translation

technology, technique, skill

Word origin

A compound of 技 (jì, skill or craft) and 术 (shù, art or method), combining two ideas of practised ability into the sense of technology or technique.

Origin
compound
Root
技 (jì, skill) + 术 (shù, art, method)

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Examples

This company's technology is very advanced.

zhǎng

He has mastered a new technique.

Modern medical technology is developing fast.

xiàng

This job requires a high level of skill.

He makes his living by his skills.

技术 (jì shù) means technology, technique or skill, the practical know-how behind a craft or industry. It covers everything from a worker's hands-on ability to high-tech industry.

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