Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
工作
gōngzuò
Description
“工作”是我们每天做的事情，很多人早上去公司工作。
"工作" is what we do every day; many people go to work at a company in the morning.
它可以是名词，也可以是动词，比如“我的工作”或者“我在工作”。
It can be a noun or a verb, like in "我的工作" (my job) or "我在工作" (I am working).
Meanings
工作gōngzuò
job; work (a paid occupation)
我找到了一份新工作。
I found a new job.
工作gōngzuò
to work; to do a job
他在北京工作。
He works in Beijing.
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Notes
- Etymology
工 (labor/craft) + 作 (to do/make), together meaning "labor" or "to work".
- Nuance
工作 covers both job (noun) and working (verb); 上班 means specifically going to work.
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