打工 dǎ gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa2 gung1 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3
- to work a temporary or casual job
- (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
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打
- 单打 單打 dān dǎ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ daan1 daa2 singles (in sports)
- 打仗 dǎ zhàng ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄤˋ daa2 zoeng3 to fight a battle
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 打动 打動 dǎ dòng ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ daa2 dung6 to move (to pity)
- 打包 dǎ bāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠ daa2 baau1 to wrap; to pack
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- 打印 dǎ yìn ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄣˋ daa2 jan3 to affix a seal
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 打岔 dǎ chà ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄚˋ daa2 caa3 interruption
- 打手 dǎ shou ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄕㄡ daa2 sau2 hired thug
- 打扮 dǎ ban ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄢ daa2 baan6 to decorate
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ daa2 sou3 to clean
- 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠ daa2 laau4 to salvage
- 打击 打擊 dǎ jī ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧ daa2 gik1 to hit
- 打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇ daa2 jiu5 to disturb
- 打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daa2 gaau2 to disturb; to trouble; to bother
- 打败 打敗 dǎ bài ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄞˋ daa2 baai6 to defeat
- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 打架 dǎ jià ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ daa2 gaa3 to fight
- 打烊 dǎ yàng ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄤˋ daa2 joeng4 to close shop in the evening
工
- 人工 rén gōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jan4 gung1 artificial
- 分工 fēn gōng ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ fan1 gung1 to divide up the work
- 加工 jiā gōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ gaa1 gung1 to process
- 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
- 劳工 勞工 láo gōng ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ lou4 gung1 labor
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 员工 員工 yuán gōng ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jyun4 gung1 staff; personnel; employee
- 工人 gōng rén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ gung1 jan4 worker
- 工作 gōng zuò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gung1 zok3 to work
- 工具 gōng jù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄩˋ gung1 geoi6 tool
- 工商 gōng shāng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ gung1 soeng1 industry and commerce
- 工地 gōng dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 dei6 construction site
- 工夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
- 工序 gōng xù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩˋ gung1 zeoi6 working procedure
- 工厂 工廠 gōng chǎng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ gung1 cong2 factory
- 工整 gōng zhěng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˇ gung1 zing2 fine work
- 工会 工會 gōng huì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gung1 wui2 labor union; trade union
- 工业 工業 gōng yè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋ gung1 jip6 industry
- 工科 gōng kē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜ gung1 fo1 engineering as an academic subject
- 工程 gōng chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 cing4 engineering
Idioms with these characters
- 挨打受骂 挨打受罵 ái dǎ shòu mà ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄚˋ ngaai4 daa2 sau6 maa6 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
- 挨打受气 挨打受氣 ái dǎ shòu qì ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄧˋ ngaai4 daa2 sau6 hei3 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
- 棒打鸳鸯 棒打鴛鴦 bàng dǎ yuān yāng ㄅㄤˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ paang5 daa1 jyun1 joeng1 (idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
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- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn ㄔㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣˋ caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
- 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 打成一片 dǎ chéng yī piàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄢˋ daa2 sing4 jat1 pin3 (idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to bond
- 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
- 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ loeng4 gung1 sam1 fu2 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
- 马工枚速 馬工枚速 Mǎ gōng Méi sù ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ maa5 gung1 mui4 cuk1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
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- 神工鬼斧 shén gōng guǐ fǔ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ san4 gung1 gwai2 fu2 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 士农工商 士農工商 shì nóng gōng shāng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1 (idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 kuk1 tung4 gung1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
Example sentences
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周末 週末 我 在 超市 打工 。
I work part-time at the supermarket on weekends.
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淑 华 華 说 說 她 明年 想出 国 國 打工 ， 结果 結果 被 家人 劝退 勸退 。
Shu-hwa said she wanted to work abroad next year, but her family talked her out of it.
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