多工
duō gōng
Pinyin
Definition
多工
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- to multiplex
- multiple
- multi-
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 many
- 2 much
- 3 often
- 4 a lot of
- 5 numerous
- 6 more
- 7 in excess
- 8 how (to what extent)
- 9 multi-
- 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
- 1 number
- 2 amount
- 3 somewhat
- 1 over 20
- 1 artificial
- 2 manpower
- 3 manual work
Idioms (20)
不遑多让
- 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
- 2 fig. not to be outdone
- 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
- 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
- 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
偷工减料
- 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 2 jerry-building
- 3 sloppy work
僧多粥少
- 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 2 fig. not enough to go around
- 3 demand exceeds supply
Sample Sentences
第一是,所谓的现代化,其实说穿了就是便利性。简便,迅速是现代人对周遭所有事物的诉求,于是大多数人便养成了同时多工的习惯,以及预期即刻效果的心态。
The first is that what you call modernization, when you really look at it, is just convenience. Simple, convenient and quick are the demands people make of the things around them these days, so the majority of people get into the habit of doing several things at the one time and approach things with the expectation of instant results.