開工 (hoi1 gung1 | kai1 gong1) : to start work

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開工

hoi1 gung1

kai1 gong1

to start work; to start a project; to go into operation; to go on stream; to begin construction

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,740,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

開工 / 开工

This word has been viewed 3564 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

開 hoi1 - open
工 gung1 - labour; work

2 compounds containing this word:

Common Formations:
開工典禮 - commencement ceremony
開工不足 - enterprises running under their production capacity

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我每朝都喺七點鐘開工，所以我夜晚唔可以出街粵
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]

我聽朝喺六點鐘開工，所以我今晚唔可以行公司粵
I‘ve got to start work at six tomorrow, so I can't go shopping tonight.
[Lit. I tomorrow morning at six o'clock start-work, therefore I this-evening cannot go-shopping]

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