How to say “worker” in Chinese
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“Worker” in Chinese is 工人, gōng rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
工人 is read gōng rén: 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
A picture of a carpenter's square.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
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 “工人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 工人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们厂有两千多名工人wǒmenchǎngyǒuliǎngqiānduōmínggōngrénOur factory has more than two thousand workers.
- 工人每天早上清扫街道gōngrénměitiānzǎoshangqīngsǎojiēdàoWorkers sweep the streets every morning.
- 他只是一个平凡的工人tāzhǐshìyígepíngfándegōngrénHe's just an ordinary worker.
More words from the lesson “At the factory”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “worker” in Chinese?
“Worker” in Chinese is 工人, pinyin gōngrén.
What does 工人 mean?
工人 (gōngrén) means “worker”.
How do you write 工人?
工人 is 2 characters: 工 (gōng) — work, labor; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 工人?
工人 is read gōngrén. Tones: gōng — first tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“worker” in the lesson “At the factory”
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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