What does 打工 mean in Chinese?
打工 (dǎgōng) means to work a temporary or casual job.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
打工
to work a temporary or casual job
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to work a temporary or casual job
02
(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 打工
How do you pronounce 打工?
打工 is pronounced dǎgōng.
Is 打工 an HSK word?
打工 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 打工?
打工 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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