gōng
Pinyin

Definition

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gōng
  1. work
  2. worker
  3. skill
  4. profession
  5. trade
  6. craft
  7. labor

Character Decomposition

Compounds (33)

Jīng
  1. 1 surname Jing
jīng
  1. 1 classics
  2. 2 sacred book
  3. 3 scripture
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to undergo
  6. 6 to bear
  7. 7 to endure
  8. 8 warp (textile)
  9. 9 longitude
  10. 10 menstruation
  11. 11 channel (TCM)
  12. 12 abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jīng jì]
gōng
  1. 1 work
  2. 2 worker
  3. 3 skill
  4. 4 profession
  5. 5 trade
  6. 6 craft
  7. 7 labor
kōng
  1. 1 empty
  2. 2 air
  3. 3 sky
  4. 4 in vain
kòng
  1. 1 to empty
  2. 2 vacant
  3. 3 unoccupied
  4. 4 space
  5. 5 leisure
  6. 6 free time

Related Words (20)

yuán gōng
  1. 1 staff
  2. 2 personnel
  3. 3 employee
gōng zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 (of a machine) to operate
  3. 3 job
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 task
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 classifier: 份 fèn
  8. 8 classifier: 项 xiàng
gōng zī
  1. 1 wages
  2. 2 pay
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 classifier: 份 fèn
  5. 5 classifier: 月 yuè
rén gōng
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 manpower
  3. 3 manual work
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to work with one's hands
  2. 2 manual work
  3. 3 workmanship

Idioms (8)

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
  1. 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship

Sample Sentences

明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作,别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作,我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿!
míngr nǐ jiù gěi wǒ chūméner qù zhǎo gōngzuò ,bié chéngtiān lài zài jiālǐ 。méi ge zhèngjīng gōngzuò ,wǒ kàn nǐ shàng nǎr zhǎo xífur !
Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!
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这儿看上去规模挺大的。有多少工人啊?
zhèr kànshangqu guīmó tǐng dà de 。yǒu duōshao gōngrén a ?
It looks quite big. How many workers are there in the factory?
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加工食品对身体不好,别吃太多。
jiāgōng shípǐn duì shēntǐ bùhǎo ,bié chī tài duō 。
Processed food is not food for health. Don't eat it too much.
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这间公司薪水不高,我没那么想做这份工作。
zhè jiān gōngsī xīnshuǐ bù gāo ,wǒ méinàme xiǎng zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò 。
The company offers low pay. I don’t really want to do this job.
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主管,他总是喜欢拖延,我比较不喜欢和他一起工作。
zhǔguǎn ,tā zǒngshì xǐhuan tuōyán ,wǒ bǐjiào bù xǐhuan hé tā yīqǐ gōngzuò 。
Mister, he has a tendency to procrastinate. I don’t really like to work with him.
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这家公司在越南开设了新工厂。
zhè jiā gōngsī zài Yuènán kāishè le Xīn gōngchǎng 。
This company set up a new factory in Vietnam.
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我觉得我们公司的员工最近挺辛苦的。
wǒ juéde wǒmen gōngsī de yuángōng zuìjìn tǐng xīnkǔ de 。
I think that our employees have been working really hard recently.
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不如我们来个员工旅游吧?
bùrú wǒmen lái ge yuángōng lǚyóu ba ?
How about a corporate retreat?
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现在已经深夜十二点了,他还在工作。
xiànzài yǐjīng shēnyè shíèrdiǎn le ,tā hái zài gōngzuò 。
It’s now midnight, yet he’s still at work.
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祝大家工作顺利。
zhù dàjiā gōngzuò shùnlì 。
I wish everyone all the best with your work.
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