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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)