工作
gōng zuò
Pinyin

Definition

工作
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gōng zuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task
  6. CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

作
zuō
  1. 1 worker
  2. 2 workshop
  3. 3 (slang) troublesome
  4. 4 high-maintenance (person)
作品
zuò pǐn
  1. 1 work (of art)
  2. 2 opus
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 篇 piān
作战
zuò zhàn
  1. 1 combat
  2. 2 to fight
作业
zuò yè
  1. 1 school assignment
  2. 2 homework
  3. 3 work
  4. 4 task
  5. 5 operation
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 to operate
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be

Idioms (20)

以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
  1. 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. 2 work especially hard

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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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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老婆，我还在工作。
lǎopó ，wǒ hái zài gōngzuò 。
Darling, I’m still working.
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坦白说，我觉得他没办法胜任这份工作。
tǎnbái shuō ，wǒ juéde tā méi bànfǎ shèngrèn zhè fèn gōngzuò 。
Frankly speaking, I don't think he is qualified for this job.
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太棒了！”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作，清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地，每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着，他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le ！”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ，qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ，měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ，tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
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所有工作完成，准备关店离开的时候，已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家，沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ，zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ，yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ，yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
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好吧，那你千万要小心。防疫工作一定得做好，知道吗？
hǎo ba ，nà nǐ qiānwàn yào xiǎoxīn 。fángyì gōngzuò yīdìng děi zuò hǎo ，zhīdào ma ？
Alright, you really have to be careful. Make sure to take all the preventive measures, okay?
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