fù gōng
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  • v.return to work (after a strike or layoff); go back to work

    • shuō fú gōng rén fù gōng

      说服工人复工

      persuade workers on strike to return to work

    • shuāng fāng piào shù xiāng tóng yī wèi dāng dì gōng huì lǐng xiù tóu le jué dìng piào tóng yì fù gōng

      双方相同当地工会领袖决定同意复工

      The vote was tied and a local union leader used his casting vote in favour of the return to work.

    • wǒ men yǐ jīng chéng lì le yī gè gōng zuò zǔ qù diào chá nǚ xìng fù gōng de wèn tí

      我们已经成立工作组调查女性复工问题

      We have set up a task force to look at the question of women returning to work.

Word usage

  • "复" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 工人昨天

      The workers returned to work yesterday.

    • 你们什么时候

      When did you return to work?