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打工

dǎ gōng · da gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to work a temporary or casual job
  2. (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
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A summer job

  1. Dengdeng

    暑假(shǔjià)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)打工(dǎgōng)。

    I want to get a part-time job this summer.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)打工(dǎgōng)呢(ne)？

    Where do you want to work?

  3. Dengdeng

    冰淇淋店(bīngqílíndiàn)。听说(tīngshuō)打工(dǎgōng)的(de)人(rén)可以(kěyǐ)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    An ice cream shop. I heard the workers can eat ice cream.

  4. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)随便(suíbiàn)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    Can they eat as much as they like?

  5. Dengdeng

    一天(yītiān)一个(yīgè)。不过(bùguò)一个(yīgè)暑假(shǔjià)有(yǒu)六十(liùshí)个(gè)呢(ne)！

    One a day. But a summer has sixty of them!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)在(zài)超(chāo)市(shì)打(dǎ)工(gōng)。

I work part-time at the supermarket on weekends.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)暑(shǔ)假(jià)去(qù)餐(cān)厅(tīng)打(dǎ)工(gōng)，赚(zhuàn)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)学(xué)费(fèi)。

He worked a summer job at a restaurant and earned some tuition money.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

工
gōng

work; worker

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