人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人手
rénshǒu
manpower; staff
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 由于项目突然扩大，现场人手明显不足，进度被迫推迟。 Yóuyú xiàngmù tūrán kuòdà, xiànchǎng rénshǒu míngxiǎn bùzú, jìndù bèipò tuīchí. Because the project suddenly expanded, there was clearly not enough manpower on site, and the schedule had to be delayed.
- 周末客人太多，店里人手不够，我们忙不过来。 Zhōumò kèrén tài duō, diàn lǐ rénshǒu bùgòu, wǒmen máng bú guòlái. There are too many customers on weekends; the shop is understaffed and we cannot keep up.
- 活动快开始了，人手还差几个，快叫朋友来帮忙吧。 Huódòng kuài kāishǐle, rénshǒu hái chà jǐ gè, kuài jiào péngyou lái bāngmáng ba. The event is about to start and we are still short a few helpers; quickly ask friends to come and lend a hand.