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gōng

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gōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōng | gong1
English translation
work
worker
skill
profession
trade
craft
labor
labor, work; laborer, worker

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About gōng

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Number of strokes

3

Radical frequency

17

Traditional form

gōng

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A spade or other workman's tool

Etymology of gōng

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

一丄

Explanation

Pictograph of a carpenter's tool.

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Example sentences using gōng

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de 工作 gōngzuò shì xiāo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ .

His job was to peel potatoes.

许多 xǔduō 公司 gōngsī 工厂 gōngchǎng de 建筑 jiànzhù mài 出去 chū qù , 然后 ránhòu zài 回来 huí lai 使用 shǐyòng .

Many more firms are selling the buildings in which their factories are, and leasing them back.

zuò zhè Xiàng 工作 gōngzuò 最好 zuìhǎo Néng dǒng diǎn 医学 yī xué .

For this job it is desirable to know something about medicine.

用拉坯轮机 lún jī tuán 粘土加工 jiāgōng Chéng le 一只 wǎn .

He throws a bowl from a ball of clay.

如果 rúguǒ xiǎng 得到 dé dào zhè fèn 工作 gōngzuò , jiù 寄份简历 jiǎnlì gěi 他们 tā men .

Send them your vitae if you want to go for this job.

Words with gōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
工作 gōngzuò to work工作 gōngzuò
工程 gōng chéng engineering工程 gōng chéng
工业 gōngyè industry工業
gōng work gōng
员工 yuángōng staff員工
工人 gōngrén worker工人 gōngrén
工具 gōngjù tool工具 gōngjù
工资 gōngzī wages工資
职工 zhí gōng workers職工
特工 tè gōng secret service特工 tè gōng
工厂 gōngchǎng factory工廠
工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán staff member工作人員
加工 jiāgōng to process加工 jiāgōng
施工 shī gōng construction施工 shī gōng
工艺 gōng yì arts and crafts工藝
打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary or casual job打工 dǎgōng
开工 kāi gōng to start a construction job開工
工商 gōng shāng industry and commerce工商 gōng shāng
人工 réngōng artificial人工 réngōng
工会 gōng huì labor union工會
工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer工程師
工作室 gōng zuò shì studio工作室 gōng zuò shì
工地 gōng dì construction site工地 gōng dì
工作者 gōng zuò zhě worker工作者 gōng zuò zhě
手工 shǒugōng handwork手工 shǒugōng

gōng Decomposition & Compounds

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gōng Compounds

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  • gōng
    • kōng
      • kòng , qiāng , qiāng , kōng , kōng , kōng , Zhào , hōng , kōng , kòng , , , , , , , , , ,
    • shì
      • shì , shì , shì , shì , shì , , shì , , , shì , shì ,
    • chā
      • cuō , cuō , jiē , cuō , cuó , suō , cuó , chá , zhà , cuō , chài , chā , cuó , , , , , , , , , ,
    • Hóng
    • qiǎo
    • Zuǒ
      • duò
      • suí
        • tuǒ , huī , duò , , , tuǒ
      • suí
        • suí
          • suǐ ,
        • suǐ ,
      • zuǒ , zuǒ , tuǒ , , , , ,
      • shì
        • shì , shì ,
      • , , , , , , ,
    • Jiāng
    • Gòng
    • hóng
    • gǒng
      • , , hòng
    • gǒng
    • hóng
    • jǐng
    • jīng
      • qīng , jìn , jìng , jīng , , kēng , xīng , kēng , , , , jìng , , , , qīng , jīng , tīng , jìng , , qiǎng , jìng , jīng , , jìng , , xíng , jǐng ,
    • qióng
      • qióng ,
    • tóng
      • áng , qióng
    • xún
      • , , xún , , , , , xún , , , , , xún
    • gòng
      • gàn
      • , gòng , , , , , gàng , , ,
    • xiàng
      • hòng
    • Jīng , qīng , gōng , Xiàng , gōng , gāng , qīng , gāng , gāng , jìng , gāng , jìng , qiǎng , hòng , tīng , jīng , , qiú , jìng , hóng , jiāng , kēng , chuán , jiāng , jìng , gāng , xíng , , , jiàng , , , hóng , , , , , , , , , , , , hòng
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