Definition & Meaning

2.(of an enterprise) close down

Word usage

xiē gōng

歇 工

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1
v.stop work
- xiē gōng chī wǔ cān
  歇工吃午餐
  take time off for lunch
- jīn tiān wǒ men zǎo jiù xiē gōng le
  今天我们早就歇工了。
  We stopped work early today.
- lǎo shī xiē gōng le
  老师歇工了。
  The teacher stopped work.
synonym
tíng gōng停工
2
v.(of an enterprise) close down
- gāi gōng chéng yīn jīng fèi bù zú ér xiē gōng
  该工程因经费不足而歇工。
  The project was suspended due to shortage of funding.
synonym
bà gōng罢工 tíng gōng停工

Word usage

Separable word
"歇" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 因原料供应不足，车间的工人都歇了工。
  Because of the shortage of raw materials, all the workers in the workshop stopped work.
- 天气寒冷，我们接连歇了两天工。
  It was so cold that we took two days off work.
- 今年我们没有歇过工。
  We haven't stopped work this year.

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