工作

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我在公司工作。▶ —
   I work at a company.
2. 这个工作很有意思。▶ —
   This job is very interesting.

Collocations

Mnemonic

工 gōng "work, craft" (a carpenter's square — measure of craft) + 作 zuò "to make" (a person 亻 + 乍 first-cut). Together: skilled action that makes something.

Quick check

1. What does 找工作 mean?

   • to look for a job
   • to quit a job
   • to do a job well
   • to have a job