工作
gōng zuòㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: CÔNG TÁC
Traditional: 工作
HSK 1HSK 3.0 · 1TOCFL 1
Meaning(verbal noun, verb, noun)
to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
Measure word: 一份工作. A business trip is 出差.
Measure words: 个、份、项
Examples
你在哪儿工作?
nǐ zài nǎ ér gōng zuò?
Where do you work?
他找到了一份新工作。
tā zhǎo dào le yí fèn xīn gōng zuò.
He found a new job.
我们每天工作八个小时。
wǒ men měi tiān gōng zuò bā gè xiǎo shí.
We work eight hours a day.
Easily confused
- 出差 — Vietnamese công tác often means a business trip (出差); 工作 just means work or job.
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Stroke order
CÔNG · 3 strokes
TÁC · 7 strokes
worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
Related words
- 工具 gōng jù — tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
- 工资 gōng zī — wages; pay
- 工人 gōng rén — worker
- 工厂 gōng chǎng — factory
- 工业 gōng yè — industry
- 打工 dǎ gōng — to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
- 工程师 gōng chéng shī — engineer
- 手工 shǒu gōng — handwork; manual