打工(dǎ gōng): to work a temporary or casual job
HSK 22 characters
to work a temporary or casual job
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- dǎ gōng
- Meaning
- to work a temporary or casual job
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
打工 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 打工 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
周末我在超市打工。
zhōu mò wǒ zài chāo shì dǎ gōng
I work part-time at the supermarket on weekends.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 打工 — tap one to open its word page.
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