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开工

开工 (kāi gōng): Start work / Begin construction (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

开工 consists of 2 characters.

to switch on; open

work, labor, industry

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Word Info

Pinyinkāi gōng

MeaningStart work / Begin construction

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word开工

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Words with 工

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工资gōng zīHSK 4
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工厂

gōng chǎng

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3.

How to Use 开工 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 开工 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verbwith准备

zhǔn准

bèi备

kāi开

gōng工

neutral

prepare to start work

Verb + Complementwith提前

tí提

qián前

kāi开

gōng工

Verb + Objectwith仪式

kāi开

gōng工

yí仪

shì式

Adverb + Verbwith正式

zhèng正

shì式

kāi开

gōng工

4.

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.

nǐ你

men们

tuán团

duì队

de的

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

cái才

néng能

zhèng正

shì式

kāi开

gōng工

ne呢

？

When will your team's new project officially begin?

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.

yóu由

yú于

zī资

jīn金

shàng尚

wèi未

dào到

wèi位

，

nà那

zuò座

qiáo桥

liáng梁

de的

jiàn建

shè设

zàn暂

shí时

wú无

fǎ法

kāi开

gōng工

。

Due to the funds not yet being in place, the construction of that bridge cannot start for the time being.

tā他

gāng刚

hē喝

wán完

kā咖

fēi啡

，

jiù就

lì立

kè刻

kāi开

gōng工

chǔ处

lǐ理

nà那

xiē些

duī堆

jī积

rú如

shān山

de的

wén文

jiàn件

。

As soon as he finished his coffee, he immediately started working on the mountain of documents.

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.

zài在

wán完

chéng成

xiáng详

jìn尽

de的

qián前

qī期

diào调

yán研

hòu后

，

zhè这

ge个

chuàng创

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

zhōng终

yú于

kě可

yǐ以

kāi开

gōng工

le了

。

After completing thorough preliminary research, this innovative project can finally begin.