零工 líng gōng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ling4 gung1
- temporary job; odd job
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零
- 凋零 diāo líng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ diu1 ling4 withered
- 零下 líng xià ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ling4 haa6 below zero (esp. temperature)
- 零件 líng jiàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ling4 gin2 part
- 零售 líng shòu ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ ling4 sau6 to retail
- 零钱 零錢 líng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 cin2 change (of money)
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- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 孤零零 gū líng líng ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gu1 ling4 ling4 lone
- 零用钱 零用錢 líng yòng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 jung6 cin2 pocket money
- 零花钱 零花錢 líng huā qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 faa1 cin2 pocket money
- 找零 zhǎo líng ㄓㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ zaau2 ling4 to give change (after a cash transaction)
- 抹零 mǒ líng ㄇㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mut3 ling4 (of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill
- 拾零 shí líng ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sap6 ling4 to pick up bits
- 归零 歸零 guī líng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gwai1 ling4 to reset to zero
- 涕零 tì líng ㄊㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tai3 ling4 to shed tears
- 净零 淨零 jìng líng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ net zero (net-zero carbon emissions)
- 清零 qīng líng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ cing1 ling4 to restore sth to its initial state
- 漂零 piāo líng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ piu1 ling4 variant of 飘零
- 畸零 jī líng ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kei1 ling4 fractional part of a real number
- 近零 jìn líng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gan6 ling4 close to zero
- 雕零 diāo líng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ diu1 ling4 variant of 凋零
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
- 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gam2 gik1 tai3 ling4 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
- 零打碎敲 líng dǎ suì qiāo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ling4 daa2 seoi3 haau1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
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- 零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˇ ling4 haau1 seoi3 daa2 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 四海飘零 四海飄零 sì hǎi piāo líng ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sei3 hoi2 piu1 ling4 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
- 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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我 在 找 一 份 周末 週末 的 零工 。
I'm looking for a part-time job on weekends.
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你 必须 必須 分 些 零工 给 給 其他 人 做 。
You must share your jobs with others.
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