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开工 (kāi gōng): Start work / Begin construction (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kāi
开
to switch on; open
工 • gōng • work, labor, industry
gōng
工
work, labor, industry
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 开工.
Words with
开
开车
kāi chē
to drive a car
开始
kāi shǐ
to begin
开学
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
打开
dǎ kāi
to open
分开
fēn kāi
to separate
开会
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
开机
kāi jī
to start an engine
开花
kāi huā
to bloom; to blossom; to flower
Words with
工
工作
gōng zuò
job; work
工作日
gōng zuò rì
workday
工资
gōng zī
wage; salary
员工
yuán gōng
staff
工业
gōng yè
industry
工人
gōng rén
(manual) worker; labourer
工具
gōng jù
tool
工厂
gōng chǎng
factory; plant; works
4.
How to Use 开工 in Sentences
Verb + Verb
with
准备
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
kāi
开
gōng
工
neutral
prepare to start work
Verb + Complement
with
提前
tí
提
qián
前
kāi
开
gōng
工
Verb + Object
with
仪式
kāi
开
gōng
工
yí
仪
shì
式
Adverb + Verb
with
正式
zhèng
正
shì
式
kāi
开
gōng
工
5.
Example Sentences with 开工
wǒ
我
men
们
míng
明
tiān
天
kāi
开
gōng
工
neutral
start work early
formal
groundbreaking ceremony
formal
officially commence work
。
We will start work tomorrow.
Xīn
新
gōng
工
chǎng
厂
jì
计
huà
划
xià
下
gè
个
yuè
月
zhèng
正
shì
式
kāi
开
gōng
工
。
The new factory is scheduled to officially start work next month.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
tiān
天
qì
气
è
恶
liè
劣
，
dàn
但
zhè
这
xiàng
项
zhòng
重
diǎn
点
gōng
工
chéng
程
réng
仍
àn
按
jì
计
huà
划
zhǔn
准
shí
时
kāi
开
gōng
工
。
Despite the bad weather, this key project still started on schedule as planned.
xīn
新
gōng
工
chǎng
厂
xià
下
gè
个
yuè
月
kāi
开
gōng
工
，
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
hěn
很
qī
期
dài
待
。
The new factory will start operation next month, and everyone is looking forward to it.
zhè
这
ge
个
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
xiàng
项
mù
目
yǐ
已
jīng
经
kāi
开
gōng
工
le
了
，
yù
预
jì
计
liǎng
两
nián
年
hòu
后
wán
完
gōng
工
。
This construction project has already started, and it is expected to be completed in two years.
