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To begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) in Chinese: 开工 (kāi gōng)

kāi gōng

to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)

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

Definitions

  1. 1to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
  2. 2to start a construction job

Stroke order

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开
工

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

开工

Simplified

開工

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这项工程下个月正式开工。

    zhè xiàng gōng chéng xià gè yuè zhèng shì kāi gōng。

    This project officially begins construction next month.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

工作

gōng zuò

to work

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

工具

gōng jù

tool

工资

gōng zī

wages

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

工厂

gōng chǎng

factory

工人

gōng rén

worker

工业

gōng yè

industry

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

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