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 pair up

2 to match

3 to arrange in pairs

4 to add sth into a group

1 to join

2 to fit

3 to mate

4 to mix

5 to match

6 to deserve

7 to make up (a prescription)

8 to allocate

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

1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods

2 uncanny workmanship

3 superlative craftsmanship