Verbdo manual work

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 打工.
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工 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

打工 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 打工 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 打工 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
líng
gōng
neutral
do odd jobs
gōng
zhuàn
qián
neutral
work to earn money
Adverb + Verbwith辛苦
xīn
gōng
neutral
work hard (physically)
Subject + Verbwith暑假
shǔ
jiǎ
gōng
neutral
work during summer vacation
Noun + Suffixwith
gōng
zǎi
informalSpoken
migrant worker / laborer

Example Sentences with 打工

zài
cān
tīng
gōng
I work part-time at a restaurant.
wèi
le
lěi
shè
huì
jīng
yàn
duō
xué
shēng
xuǎn
zài
jià
gōng
To accumulate social experience, many university students choose to do manual work during holidays.
suàn
zài
háng
gōng
lái
duàn
liàn
de
gōu
tōng
néng
In which industry do you plan to work to improve your communication skills?
shǔ
jià
chāo
shì
gōng
zhuàn
le
xiē
líng
huā
qián
He worked part-time at a supermarket during summer vacation and earned some pocket money.
bìng
fēi
wèi
le
shēng
ér
gōng
ér
shì
xiǎng
yàn
tóng
de
shēng
huó
fāng
shì
He is not working for a living, but to experience different lifestyles.
gōng
suī
rán
xīn
què
néng
ràng
rén
xué
huì
chéng
dān
rèn
Although manual work is hard, it can teach people to be independent and take responsibility.
wèi
le
zhī
xué
fèi
biān
shàng
xué
biān
gōng
shēng
huó
suī
rán
xīn
dàn
hěn
chōng
shí
To pay for tuition, she works part-time while attending school; life is tough but fulfilling.
zhōu
zài
fēi
guǎn
gōng
néng
zhuàn
diǎn
wài
kuài
yòu
néng
rèn
shi
xīn
péng
yǒu
I work at a cafe on weekends, which not only earns me some extra money but also helps me meet new friends.