How to say “work part-time” in Chinese
work part-time
“Work part-time” in Chinese is 打工, dǎ gōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打工 is read dǎ gōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
A picture of a carpenter's square.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打工”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打工. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 暑假我想去打工shǔjiàwǒxiǎngqùdǎgōngDuring the summer vacation I want to get a part-time job.
More words from the lesson “Looking for work”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “work part-time” in Chinese?
“Work part-time” in Chinese is 打工, pinyin dǎgōng.
What does 打工 mean?
打工 (dǎgōng) means “work part-time”.
How do you write 打工?
打工 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 工 (gōng) — work, labor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打工?
打工 is read dǎgōng. Tones: dǎ — third tone, gōng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“work part-time” in the lesson “Looking for work”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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