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打工 (dǎ gōng): to work a temporary job

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to work a temporary job
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

to work a temporary job
to work a temporary or casual job
(of students) to have a job outside of class time

Chinese explanation

指做临时性的工作，通常指为别人干活以赚取报酬，多指非正式、短期的受雇工作
有时也泛指外出工作挣钱，尤其指离开家乡到外地谋生。

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HSK 7

(loanword) dozen

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Example sentences

He worked at a restaurant during summer vacation.

Many college students work part-time outside class.

She works a casual job to earn tuition money.

He has been working a temporary job in the city for three years.

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