HSK 1 vocabulary › 工作
工作
工作 in English: to work; to operate
gōng zuò
to work; (of a machine) to operate
How to pronounce 工作
gōng zuò (without tone marks: gong zuo). gōng is a first (high, level) tone; zuò is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 工作
工 gōng
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill
作 zuò
(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
Example sentences with 工作
| 爸爸工作，我学习。 | from My Computer |
| 爸爸在电脑前面工作。 | from My Computer |
| 我刚开始工作，打印机就坏了。 | from The First Day at Work |
Related words
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework | HSK 3 |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay | HSK 4 |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion | HSK 4 |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author | HSK 4 |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect | HSK 4 |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer | HSK 4 |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job; to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation | HSK 5 |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory | HSK 5 |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer | HSK 5 |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool; instrument | HSK 5 |