工作

Chinese

 
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
 
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make
simp. and trad.
(工作)		 工 作

Pronunciation

Verb

工作

  1. to work (to be engaged in a mental or physical activity)
    你以為我在工作，其實我在玩。 [MSC, trad.]
    你以为我在工作，其实我在玩。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ zài gōngzuò, qíshí wǒ zài wán. [Pinyin]
    You thought I was working, but I was actually having fun.
  2. to work (to be employed)
    我在這裡工作已經十多年了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我在这里工作已经十多年了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò yǐjīng shí duō nián le. [Pinyin]
    I've been working here for more than ten years.
  3. to work (to function properly)
    我的電腦不工作了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的电脑不工作了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de diànnǎo bù gōngzuò le. [Pinyin]
    My computer is not working.

Noun

工作

  1. (uncountable) work (employment)
    工作滿足感 / 工作满足感  ―  gōngzuò mǎnzúgǎn  ―  job satisfaction
    找不到工作  ―  zhǎobudào gōngzuò  ―  to be unable to find work
    我在這裡找工作。 / 我在这里找工作。  ―  Wǒ zài zhèlǐ zhǎo gōngzuò.  ―  I'm looking for work here.
    工作進行地很順利。 [MSC, trad.]
    工作进行地很顺利。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gōngzuò jìnxíng de hěn shùnlì. [Pinyin]
    Work is going well.
  2. (countable) job (position) (Classifier: 份; 個／个)
    他大學畢業六個月了，一份工作都沒找到。 [MSC, trad.]
    他大学毕业六个月了，一份工作都没找到。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā dàxué bìyè liù ge yuè le, yī fèn gōngzuò dōu méi zhǎodào. [Pinyin]
    He graduated six months ago and still hasn't found a job.
    我的工作很辛苦，需要長途飛行。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的工作很辛苦，需要长途飞行。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ, xūyào chángtú fēixíng. [Pinyin]
    My job is very exhausting as I have to fly long distances.
  3. (countable, uncountable) task; job; work (something to do) (Classifier: 份 m; 項／项 m; 個／个)
    籌備工作 / 筹备工作  ―  chóubèi gōngzuò  ―  preparatory work
    爸爸給我一個很重要的工作。 [MSC, trad.]
    爸爸给我一个很重要的工作。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bàba gěi wǒ yī ge hěn zhòngyào de gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
    Dad gave me a very important task.
  4. (archaic, countable) ingenious accomplishment (Classifier: 個／个)

Usage notes

There are many equivalents for English to work in Chinese, the most common and generic being 工作. Use 上班 (shàngbān) for shift work, 辦公／办公 (bàngōng) for office or administration work and 幹活／干活 (gànhuó) for physical work.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (工作):

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
工 作
こう
Grade: 2		 さく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

工作 (hiragana こうさく, rōmaji kōsaku)

  1. handicraft, industrial art, woodwork
  2. underground negotiation of political, foreign relations
  3. activities of espionage

Compounds

  • 工作員

Verb

工作する (hiragana こうさくする, rōmaji kōsaku suru)

  1. to handcraft
  2. to construct
  3. to scheme

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
工作

Noun

工作 • (gongjak) (hangeul 공작)

  1. Hanja form? of 공작 (“crafts; maneuver, maneuvering”).
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