Usage note
工具表示做事情时使用的器具。
gōng jù biǎo shì zuò shì qíng shí shǐ yòng de qì jù。
工具 means a tool used for doing tasks.
Context note
工具常用于工作、学习和修理。
gōng jù cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 xué xí hé xiū lǐ。
It is often used with work, study, and repair.
5 examples
他带了很多工具。
tā dài le hěn duō gōng jù。
He brought many tools.
这个工具很好用。
zhè ge gōng jù hěn hǎo yòng。
This tool is very useful.
修理时要用工具。
xiū lǐ shí yào yòng gōng jù。
Tools are needed when repairing.
老师给我们介绍学习工具。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiè shào xué xí gōng jù。
The teacher introduced learning tools to us.
请把工具放好。
qǐng bǎ gōng jù fàng hǎo。
Please put the tools away.
5 mini stories
工人们拿着工具去工作。
gōng rén men ná zhe gōng jù qù gōng zuò。
The workers took their tools to work.
她学会了使用新工具。
tā xué huì le shǐ yòng xīn gōng jù。
She learned to use a new tool.
修书包时，他找到了工具。
xiū shū bāo shí， tā zhǎo dào le gōng jù。
When repairing the backpack, he found the tools.
工具整理好后，桌面更干净。
gōng jù zhěng lǐ hǎo hòu， zhuō miàn gèng gān jìng。
After the tools were organized, the desk was cleaner.
老师说，工具能帮助我们更快完成任务。
lǎo shī shuō， gōng jù néng bāng zhù wǒ men gèng kuài wán chéng rèn wu。
The teacher said tools can help us finish tasks faster.
Mini dialogue
借文具
A
我能借一下你的画画工具吗？
Wǒ néng jiè yīxià nǐ de huàhuà gōngjù ma?
Can I borrow your drawing tools?
B
当然可以，这些工具你都可以用。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, zhèxiē gōngjù nǐ dōu kěyǐ yòng.
Of course, you can use all these tools.
整理工具箱
A
手工课结束了，我们把工具放回箱子里吧。
Shǒugōng kè jiéshù le, wǒmen bǎ gōngjù fàng huí xiāngzi lǐ ba.
Craft class is over, let's put the tools back in the box.
B
好的，要爱护我们的工具。
Hǎo de, yào àihù wǒmen de gōngjù.
Okay, we should take good care of our tools.
Related words and contrasts
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用具
yòngjù
utensil
A tool or container for practical use.
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设备
shèbèi
equipment
The set of tools needed for a purpose.