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工作 (gōng zuò): Job (Noun, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

工 • gōng • work, labor, industry
gōng工

work, labor, industry

作 • zuò • to do, to make, to act
zuò作

to do, to make, to act

Word Info

Pinyingōng zuò
Meaningjob; work
Characters2
SyntaxNoun, Verb
4.

Readings & Senses

gōng zuò(gong zuo)
1. [noun/verb]job; work[HSK1]
2. [verb/noun]job; work[HSK 3.0 · L1]
5.

How to Use 工作 in Sentences

Subject + Adjectivewith忙
gōng工
zuò作
máng忙
neutral
busy with work
Measure Word + Nounwith份
yī一
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
Verb + Object
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
neutral
look for a job
Adverb + Verbwith努力
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
6.

Example Sentences with 工作

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
gōng工
zuò作
。

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 工作.

  • 衣服yī fuclothes
  • 小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
  • 椅子yǐ zichair
  • 没关系méi guān xino problem
  • 电视diàn shìTV
  • 汉语hàn yǔStandard Chinese language
  • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
  • 喜欢xǐ huanto like
  • 漂亮piào liangbeautiful
  • 商店shāng diànshop
  • 什么shén mewhat?
  • 儿子ér zison
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 工作.

Words with 工
  • 工作日gōng zuò rìworkday
  • 工资gōng zīwage; salary
  • 员工yuán gōngstaff
  • 工业
neutral
a job
wán完
chéng成
gōng工
zuò作
neutral
finish work
neutral
work hard
I work every day.
wǒ我
de的
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
yǒu有
yì意
si思
。
My job is very interesting.
tā他
měi每
tiān天
gōng工
zuò作
bā八
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
He works eight hours every day.
nǐ你
de的
gōng工
zuò作
máng忙
ma吗
？
Is your job busy?
tā他
hái还
méi没
yǒu有
zhǎo找
dào到
xīn新
gōng工
zuò作
。
He hasn't found a new job yet.
gōng yè
industry
  • 工人gōng rén(manual) worker; labourer
  • 工具gōng jùtool
  • 工厂gōng chǎngfactory; plant; works
  • 工程gōng chéngengineering
    • Words with 作
    • 作业zuò yèhomework
    • 工作日gōng zuò rìworkday
    • 作家zuò jiāwriter
    • 作用zuò yòngeffect
    • 作者zuò zhěauthor
    • 动作dòng zuòmovement
    • 叫作jiào zuòto call
    • 作为zuò wéito act as; conduct