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IDENTITY

gōngwork; worker

HSK 1Top 100

CORE MEANING

work; worker

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.work; workerHSK1
  2. 2.engineeringHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
work radical (gōng)
strokes
3
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence

USAGE

Common words

工作gōngzuòwork; job
工人gōngrénworker
工厂gōngchǎngfactory

Graded examples

  • 他工作很忙。Tā gōngzuò hěn máng.HSK2

    He is very busy at work.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

The old picture of a carpenter’s square — the tool of work.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#100
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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