务工 wùgōng to work as a laborer
怎么记住“务工”: 务 affairs + 工 work = to work as a laborer.
汉字
用法
- To work as a (usually migrant) laborer - 外出务工 (wàichū wùgōng) leave home to work; 务工人员 migrant workers.
- Specific to manual/wage labor away from home; standard in socioeconomic and news contexts.
- Collocation: 进城务工 (go to the city to work).