1 staff

2 personnel

3 employee

1 to work

2 (of a machine) to operate

3 job

4 work

5 task

6 classifier: 个 gè

7 classifier: 份 fèn

8 classifier: 项 xiàng

1 wages

2 pay

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 classifier: 份 fèn

5 classifier: 月 yuè

1 to reflect on

2 to ponder over

1 to beat

2 to hit

3 variant: 考 kǎo

4 to inspect

5 to test

6 to take an exam

1 well tested (idiom); seasoned

2 veteran

1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

2 jerry-building

3 sloppy work

1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)

2 different methods leading to the same result

3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome

1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)

2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost

3 a beard well lathered is half shaved