打
工

To work a temporary or casual job in Chinese: 打工 (dǎ gōng)

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to work a temporary or casual job
  2. 2(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

Stroke order

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打
工

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 周末我在超市打工。

    zhōu mò wǒ zài chāo shì dǎ gōng。

    I work part-time at the supermarket on weekends.

  • 淑华说她明年想出国打工，结果被家人劝退。

    shū huá shuō tā míng nián xiǎng chū guó dǎ gōng， jié guǒ bèi jiā rén quàn tuì。

    Shu-hwa said she wanted to work abroad next year, but her family talked her out of it.

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Related words

打

dǎ

to beat

工作

gōng zuò

to work

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

工具

gōng jù

tool

工资

gōng zī

wages

打听

dǎ ting

to ask about

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