Definition & Meaning

stop work; laying-off; shut/close down

Word usage

tíng gōng

停 工

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v.stop work; laying-off; shut/close down
- gōng chǎng yào fáng zhǐ chū xiàn jī qì tíng gōng de xiàn xiàng
  工厂要防止出现机器停工的现象。
  Factories must prevent machines from stopping.
- gōng chǎng tíng gōng le
  工厂停工了。
  Work has stopped at the factory.
- tíng gōng dài liào
  停工待料
  work being held up for lack of material
- zàn shí xìng tíng gōng
  暂时性停工
  temporary shutdown
- jīng jì xiāo tiáo qī jiān xǔ duō gōng chǎng tíng gōng le
  经济萧条期间，许多工厂停工了。
  Many factories were shut down during the recession.
- wǒ wǔ diǎn tíng gōng
  我五点停工。
  I quit work at five.
synonym
shōu gōng收工 xiē gōng歇工
antonym
kāi gōng开工

Word usage

Separable word
"停" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这个工厂什么时候停的工？
  When did the factory stop working?
- 如果停一天工，损失是很大的。
  If we stop working for one day, there will be a great loss.
- 因为原料短缺，上个月停过三天工。
  Because of the shortage of raw materials, we stopped working three days last month.

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