工

gōng · gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. work
  2. worker
  3. skill
  4. profession
  5. trade
  6. craft
  7. labor

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)为(wèi)他(tā)打(dǎ)了(le)10年(nián)的(de)工(gōng)。

I worked for him for ten years.

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02

这(zhè)家(jiā)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)的(de)工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)加(jiā)班(bān)。

The workers at this factory are working overtime.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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