工
gōngTraditional: 工
#5153 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
work, labour; worker, craftsman; skilled (mostly in compounds like 工作, 工人, 工程)
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工
Examples
。
He works hard every day.
。
This job is not easy.
。
I start a new job next month.
厂。
He works as a labourer at the factory.
。
This piece of work is not yet finished.
工 (gōng) means work, labour, or craft. It mostly appears inside compounds in modern Mandarin: 工作 (work, job), 工人 (worker), 工程 (engineering project), 工厂 (factory). The standalone meaning of work or labour holds the cluster together.
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