工 gōng work
work; labor
How it came to be
A carpenter's square, or a tool for packing earth: a handle at each end and the working part between. Work drawn as the thing it is done with.
How it is used
- 'Work / labor' - 工作 (gōngzuò) work, 工人 (gōngrén) worker, 工厂 (gōngchǎng) factory.
- 打工 (dǎgōng) specifically means casual/temporary or wage work (part-time job, gig), contrasted with a salaried 工作.
- 工资 (gōngzī) is wages/pay; 人工 (réngōng) means manual or artificial (as in 人工智能, AI).
Characters built with 工
Words with 工
- 工作gōngzuòworkHSK 1
- 工作日gōngzuòrìworkdayHSK 3
- 工资gōngzīwagesHSK 4
- 工人gōngrénworkerHSK 4
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactoryHSK 4
- 打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual jobHSK 4
- 人工réngōngartificialHSK 5
- 加工jiāgōngto processHSK 5
- 员工yuángōngstaffHSK 5
- 工业gōngyèindustryHSK 5
- 工具gōngjùtoolHSK 5
- 工程gōngchéngengineeringHSK 5
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineerHSK 5
- 工艺gōngyìarts and craftsHSK 5
- 手工shǒugōnghandworkHSK 5
- 职工zhígōngemployeeHSK 5
- 人工智能réngōngzhìnéngartificial intelligence (AI)HSK 6
- 分工fēngōngto divide up the workHSK 6
- 工地gōngdìconstruction siteHSK 6
- 工夫gōngfuperiod of timeHSK 6
- 工序gōngxùworking procedureHSK 6
- 务工wùgōngto work as a laborerHSK 7
- 动工dònggōngto start (a building project)HSK 7
- 工会gōnghuìlabor unionHSK 7
- 工整gōngzhěngfine workHSK 7
- 工科gōngkēengineering as an academic subjectHSK 7
- 开工kāigōngto begin workHSK 7
- 义工yìgōngvolunteer workerHSK 8
- 农民工nóngmíngōngmigrant workerHSK 8
- 勤工俭学qíngōng-jiǎnxuéto work part-time while studyingHSK 8
- 工匠gōngjiàngartisanHSK 8
- 怠工dàigōngto slacken off in one's workHSK 8
- 施工shīgōngconstructionHSK 8
- 竣工jùngōngto complete a projectHSK 9
- 罢工bàgōnga strikeHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我工作了半年。 Wǒ gōngzuòle bàn nián.I worked for half a year.
- 妈妈在医院工作。 Māma zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.Mom works in a hospital.
- 工作完成了。 Gōngzuò wánchéng le.The work is completed.
- 你一定能适应新工作。 Nǐ yídìng néng shìyìng xīn gōngzuò.You should surely be able to adapt yourself to the new work.