工 作 to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] 作 品 zuò pǐn work (of art) / opus / CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] 操 作 cāo zuò to work / to operate / to manipulate 劳 动 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4] 作 业 school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate 事 务 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database) 办 公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) 办 事 bàn shì to handle (affairs) / to work 做 事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job 运 转 yùn zhuǎn to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around 干 活 gàn huó to work / to be employed 起 作 用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 活 儿 huó r work / (lots of) things to do 单 位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] 合 作 hé zuò to cooperate / to collaborate / to work together / cooperation / CL:個|个[ge4] 业 务 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] 表 现 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior 原 创 yuán chuàng to create (sth original) / (adj.) original / originality / original work 精 品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 不 行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable 创 作 chuàng zuò to create / to produce / to write / creative work / creation / CL:個|个[ge4] 做 法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 流 程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing 上 班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office 辛 苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) 锻 炼 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself 人 工 rén gōng artificial / manpower / manual work 拼 命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 功 率 gōng lu:4 rate of work / power (output) 健 身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise 打 工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 实 习 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship 作 风 zuò fēng style / style of work / way 全 书 quán shū entire book / unabridged book / entire multivolume work / comprehensive volume 好 事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead 动 感 dòng gǎn sense of movement (often in a static work of art) / dynamic / vivid / lifelike 大 作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly 下 班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work 开 工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job 制 订 zhì dìng to work out / to formulate 着 作 zhù zuò literary work / writings / to write 著 作 zhù zuò to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4] 执 业 zhí yè to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer) / practitioner / professional 分 工 fēn gōng to divide up the work / division of labor 队 友 duì yǒu member of same class, team, work group etc / teammate 值 班 zhí bān to work a shift / on duty 力 争 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly 电 工 diàn gōng electrician / electrical engineering / electrical work (in a house) 加 班 jiā bān to work overtime 侦 探 zhēn tàn detective / to do detective work 想 出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 敬 业 jìng yè to be dedicated to one's work / to respect one's work 时 段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 做 工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship 琢 磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work 艺 术 品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 加 点 jiā diǎn to work extra hours / to do overtime 完 工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 共 同 努 力 gòng tóng nǔ lì to work together / to collaborate 枪 手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 工 作 组 gōng zuò zǔ work team / working group / task force 务 工 wù gōng to work as a laborer 赏 析 shǎng xī understanding and enjoying (a work of art) 代 表 作 dài biǎo zuò representative work (of an author or artist) 工 作 量 gōng zuò liàng workload / volume of work 开 局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc 原 著 yuán zhù original work (not translation or abridged) 致 力 zhì lì to work for / to devote one's efforts to 格 调 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character 一 把 手 yī bǎ shǒu working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) 全 日 制 quán rì zhì full-time (schooling, work etc) 义 工 yì gōng volunteer worker / volunteer work 侦 破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective) / to solve (crime) / to uncover (a plot) / to sniff out / to break in and analyze / detective work / to scout 苦 练 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 奋 战 fèn zhàn to fight bravely / (fig.) to struggle / to work hard 耕 耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently 海 归 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas 卖 力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand 工 分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) 事 半 功 倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine 谋 生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living 讨 人 tǎo rén (old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute 工 作 服 gōng zuò fú work clothes 作 息 zuò xī to work and rest 联 姻 lián yīn related by marriage / to connect by marriage (families, work units) 上 下 班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work 打 拼 dǎ pīn to work hard / to try to make a living 工 种 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 名 作 míng zuò masterpiece / famous work 劳 力 láo lì labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force 不 灵 bù líng not work / be ineffective 无 业 wú yè unemployed / jobless / out of work 粗 细 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 省 事 xǐng shì to handle administrative work 荒 废 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields) / no longer cultivated / to lie waste / wasted / to neglect (one's work or study) 工 作 台 gōng zuò tái workbench / work station 下 放 xià fàng to delegate / to decentralize / to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside 知 青 zhī qīng educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution), abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年[zhi1 shi5 qing1 nian2] 处 女 作 chǔ nu:3 zuò first publication / maiden work 石 破 天 惊 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work
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