Today's Featured Word

工

gōng

work; labour — a pictograph of a carpenter's square (L-shaped tool), symbolising skilled work

作

zuò

to do; to make; to act — left side is 亻(person), right side is 乍 (suddenly/to start), suggesting a person starting to act

你做什么工作？

Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?

“What work do you do?”

他在北京工作。

Tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò.

“He works in Beijing.”

这份工作很有意思。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò hěn yǒu yìsi.

“This job is very interesting.”

工人

gōngrén

worker; laborer

工厂

gōngchǎng

factory

上班

shàngbān

to go to work

下班

xiàbān

to get off work