Word of the Day · 2026-06-03

gōng工
zuò作
(Mandarin)
(Cantonese)

to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task

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Examples

我每天坐地铁去工作。

Wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě qù gōngzuò.

→ I take the subway to work every day.

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Grammar

Word Formation

工 means 'work/labor' and 作 means 'to do/make'.

Usage Tips

工作 can be both a verb (我工作 - I work) and a noun (我的工作 - my job), with measure words 个, 份, or 项.

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