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To start (a building project) in Chinese: 动工 (dòng gōng)

dòng gōng

to start (a building project)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 動工1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to start (a building project)

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工

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

动工

Simplified

動工

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这座大楼下个月就要动工了。

    zhè zuò dà lóu xià gè yuè jiù yào dòng gōng le。

    Construction on this building will start next month.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

工作

gōng zuò

to work

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

工具

gōng jù

tool

工资

gōng zī

wages

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

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