handicraft; handiwork; traditional craft
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handicraft; handiwork; artistic manual work requiring high skill
Refers to traditional artistic crafts such as embroidery (刺绣), cross-stitch (挑花), and kesi silk (缂丝), distinguished from mass-produced machine work. Emphasizes the artistic value and technical difficulty of the work.
Zhōng中
guó国
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
，
zhǒng种
lèi类
fán繁
duō多
。
Chinese handicrafts have a long history and a wide variety.
Tā她
xué学
xí习
chuán传
tǒng统
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
，
shàn擅
cháng长
cì刺
xiù绣
hé和
kè缂
sī丝
。
She has been learning traditional handicrafts for ten years and is good at embroidery and kesi silk.
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Zhè这
jiā家
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jīng精
měi美
de的
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
zuò作
pǐn品
。
This museum has collected many exquisite handicraft works.