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开工

kāi gōng · kai gong

Traditional 開工

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
  2. to start a construction job
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  1. Liangliang

    楼下(lóuxià)明天(míngtiān)开工(kāigōng)，要(yào)建(jiàn)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)超市(chāoshì)。

    Construction starts downstairs tomorrow. They're building a new supermarket.

  2. Dengdeng

    几点(jǐdiǎn)开工(kāigōng)？

    What time do they start?

  3. Liangliang

    早上(zǎoshang)七点(qīdiǎn)。

    Seven in the morning.

  4. Dengdeng

    七点(qīdiǎn)？我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)睡到(shuìdào)十点(shídiǎn)！

    Seven? I want to sleep until ten tomorrow!

  5. Liangliang

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，我(wǒ)看错了(kàncuòle)，是(shì)九点(jiǔdiǎn)开工(kāigōng)。

    Sorry, I misread it. They start at nine.

  6. Dengdeng

    九点(jiǔdiǎn)？那(nà)我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)睡到(shuìdào)八点半(bādiǎnbàn)。

    Nine? Then I'll sleep until half past eight.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

新(xīn)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)正(zhèng)式(shì)开(kāi)工(gōng)。

The new factory will officially start operation next month.

02

大(dà)桥(qiáo)开(kāi)工(gōng)前(qián)，工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)检(jiǎn)查(chá)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)设(shè)备(bèi)。

Before construction of the bridge began, the engineers checked all the equipment.

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