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工作

gōng zuò

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

gōng zuò · gung1 zok3 (Jyutping)

  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task
  6. CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

工

Meaning
labor, work; worker, laborer
Radical
工
Strokes
3
Components
⿱一丄
Cangjie
MLM
Four-corner
1010.0

作

Meaning
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰亻乍
Cangjie
OHS
Four-corner
2821.1

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