Definition & Meaning

1.work; operate

3.task; assignment

Word usage

gōng zuò

工 作

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1
v.work; operate
- tā jī jí gōng zuò
  他积极工作。
  He works enthusiastically.
- dòng shǒu gōng zuò ba
  动手工作吧！
  Let's get to work!
- tā yào gōng zuò yī tiān
  他要工作一天。
  He will work all day.
synonym
bàn gōng办公 zuò shì做事 zuò huó r做活儿 zuò shì作事 zuò gōng作工
2
n.job; work
- tā zài zuò yán jiū gōng zuò
  他在做研究工作。
  He is doing research work.
- dǒng wài yǔ de rén gèng róng yì zhǎo dào gōng zuò
  懂外语的人更容易找到工作。
  People who know a foreign language can find jobs more easily.
- tā men shì zuò xiāo fáng gōng zuò de
  他们是做消防工作的。
  They work in the fire brigade.
synonym
shì yè事业 zhí yè职业
3
n.task; assignment
- tā shì zhè lǐ de gōng zuò rén yuán
  他是这里的工作人员。
  He is a worker here.
- tā men de gōng zuò zuò de bù gòu
  他们的工作做得不够。
  They haven't done enough work.
- wǒ men wán chéng le yī xiàng gōng zuò
  我们完成了一项工作。
  We have accomplished a task.
synonym
rèn wù任务 yè wù业务 shì wù事务 chāi shi差事

Word usage

common measure word
"工作" is often matched with measure word "份"or"个".
- 一份工作
  one job
- 一个工作
  one work

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