How to say “workers and staff” in Chinese
workers and staff
“Workers and staff” in Chinese is 职工, zhí gōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
职工 is read zhí 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, 耳 “ear”; on the right, 只 zhǐ hints at the sound.
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 “职工”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “workers and staff” in Chinese?
“Workers and staff” in Chinese is 职工, pinyin zhígōng.
What does 职工 mean?
职工 (zhígōng) means “workers and staff”.
How do you write 职工?
职工 is 2 characters: 职 (zhí) — post, job; 工 (gōng) — work, labor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 职工?
职工 is read zhígōng. Tones: zhí — second tone, gōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“workers and staff” in the lesson “Team and staff”
This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. 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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