打工

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

打工 = casual/part-time or migrant work; 上班 = going to a regular job.

Examples

• 暑假我在饭店打工。

  shǔ jià wǒ zài fàn diàn dǎ gōng.

  I work part-time at a restaurant over the summer.

• 很多年轻人去城市打工。

  hěn duō nián qīng rén qù chéng shì dǎ gōng.

  Many young people go to the cities to work.

• 他一边上学一边打工。

  tā yì biān shàng xué yì biān dǎ gōng.

  He works part-time while going to school.

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