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汉HanziSkills

Chinese word

工作

gōng zuò

to work

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • to work
  • (of a machine) to operate
  • job
  • work
  • task
  • CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]

Characters in this word

工gōng3 strokeslabor, work作zuò7 strokesto make

Common words: 工 · 作

Words

Words with the same first character

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工业gōng yèindustry工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]工具gōng jùtool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)工人gōng rénworker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]工厂gōng chǎngfactory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]工资gōng zīwages; pay; CL:份[fen4]

Examples

Example sentences

Everyday dialogues

Sentences from the HSK character sentence bank. Tap a word or character to open its dictionary entry.

爸爸工作很忙。

L1

bà ba gōng zuò hěn máng。

Dad is very busy with work.

哥哥在北京工作。

L1

gē ge zài běi jīng gōng zuò。

My older brother works in Beijing.

他在工作，不在家。

L1

tā zài gōng zuò，bú zài jiā。

He is working, not at home.