勤
工
俭
学

To work part time while studying in Chinese: 勤工俭学 (qín gōng jiǎn xué)

qín gōng jiǎn xué

to work part time while studying

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 勤工儉學1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to work part time while studying
  2. 2work-study program

Stroke order

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勤
工
俭
学

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄑㄧㄣˊ

qín

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄢˇ

jiǎn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄩㄝˊ

xué

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

勤工俭学

Simplified

勤工儉學

Traditional

Example sentences

See 勤工俭学 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他靠勤工俭学完成了大学学业。

    tā kào qín gōng jiǎn xué wán chéng le dà xué xué yè。

    He completed his university studies through a work-study program.

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Related words

学

xué

to learn

工作

gōng zuò

to work

同学

tóng xué

to study at the same school

学生

xué sheng

student

学习

xué xí

to learn

学校

xué xiào

school

数学

shù xué

mathematics

工具

gōng jù

tool

工资

gōng zī

wages

科学

kē xué

science

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

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