务工
wùgōng
to work away from home; to be employed as a worker
Characters in this word
工 gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 许多年轻人选择外出务工，以减轻家庭的经济压力。 Xǔduō niánqīngrén xuǎnzé wàichū wùgōng, yǐ jiǎnqīng jiātíng de jīngjì yālì. Many young people choose to work away from home in order to ease their family's financial pressure.
- 他在城里务工多年，每年春节才回家。 Tā zài chéngli wùgōng duō nián, měinián Chūnjié cái huíjiā. He has worked in the city for many years and only goes home for the Spring Festival.
- 为了多挣钱，不少农村青年进城务工。 Wèile duō zhèng qián, bùshǎo nóngcūn qīngnián jìnchéng wùgōng. To earn more money, many young people from villages go to work in cities.
Related words
- 服务 fúwù service
- 公务员 gōngwùyuán civil servant
- 任务 rènwu task
- 家务 jiāwù housework; chores
- 商务 shāngwù business affairs
- 义务 yìwù duty; obligation
- 业务 yèwù business work
- 职务 zhíwù official position; duty
- 财务 cáiwù finance, financial affairs
- 事务 shìwù affairs, matters
- 当务之急 dāngwùzhījí the most urgent task; top priority
- 服务器 fúwùqì server