替工
tì gōng
Pinyin
Definition
替工
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- replacement worker
- substitute worker
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 staff
- 2 personnel
- 3 employee
- 1 to substitute for
- 2 to take the place of
- 3 to replace
- 4 for
- 5 on behalf of
- 6 to stand in for
- 1 to replace
- 2 alternately
- 3 in turn
Idioms (12)
偷工减料
- 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 2 jerry-building
- 3 sloppy work
冒名顶替
- 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
- 2 to pose under a false name
包办代替
- 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
工欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
替古人担忧
- 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
- 2 crying over spilt milk
- 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues