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工作

gung1 zok3

gong1 zuo4

work, job, task

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 23,000,000

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

工作

This word was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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工 gung1 - labour; work
作 zok3 - do; make; profession

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佢工作好有條理。粵 edit
She is a methodical worker.

他本來想在沿海城市工作國 edit
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

工作做唔晒，如果你要嚟幫，我會無任歡迎。粵 edit
Much work remains to be done. Any assistance that you can render is most welcome.

我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。國 edit
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

他兼職多份工作, 借此幫補家計國 edit
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.

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