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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

工具 [gōngjù]
  1. 1. noun [器具] tool
    工具
    toolbox
    运输工具
    means of transport
  2. 2. noun [喻] instrument
    语言是交流的工具
    Language is a means of communication.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

工具 [gōngjù]
  1. 1. tool; instrument; implement; means; vehicle; servant
    木工工具
    carpenter's tools
    生产工具
    implements of production
    运输工具
    means of transport
    爱护工具
    take good care of the tools.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

工具 [gōngjù]
  1. 1. 从事生产劳动所使用的器具。包括手工操作的锄、斧、刀、锤等,也包括机器上使用的车刀、钻头、砂轮等。
  2. 2. 比喻借以达到某种目的的事物或手段
    工具
    外语是一种工具

Examples

打捞工具
fishing tool
多弹头分导重返大气层运载工具
multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle (MIRV)
工具改革
improvement of tools
运输工具
means of transport
背包里装满了工具,鼓鼓囊囊的。
The backpack is bulging with tools.
你把工具归拢一下。
Please put the tools together.
语言是人们交际的工具
Language is the means by which people communicate with each other.
各种仪器、工具摆得井井有条。
All the instruments and tools are kept in perfect order.

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