罢工
bàgōng
to go on strike
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 工人为了提高工资而罢工。The workers went on strike to raise wages.
- 这次罢工持续了三天。This strike lasted three days.
Collocations
工人罢工举行罢工罢工抗议大罢工
Mnemonic
罢 bà "to stop, cease" + 工 gōng "work": to stop work, i.e. to go on strike (workers collectively halting work to press demands). The 罢 is in 罢免 (to dismiss) and 作罢 (to drop a matter). Verb and noun. Distinguish 罢工 (a labor strike) from 示威 (shìwēi, a demonstration).
Related
示威抗议罢课游行
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