工 gung¹ {gōng}

(noun) unit of counting the time in working shift

工 gung¹ {gōng}

1. work
2. worker
3. skill
4. profession
5. trade
6. craft
7. labor

工尺 gung¹ cek³ {gōng chě}

Gongche notation, music notation for Chinese opera

工潮 gung¹ ciu⁴ {gōng cháo}

labour strike

工場〔-场〕 gung¹ coeng⁴ {gōng chǎng}

a workshop

工讀〔-读〕 gung¹ duk⁶ {gōng dú}

a student doing part-time work

工房 gung¹ fong⁴ {gōng fáng}

noun; workers quarters; factory; manufacturing plant

工效 gung¹ haau⁶ {gōng xiào}

work efficiency

工資〔-资〕 gung¹ zi¹ {gōng zī}

salary

工筆〔-笔〕 gung¹ bat¹ {gōng bǐ}

gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description

工兵 gung¹ bing¹ {gōng bīng}

military engineer

工部 gung¹ bou⁶ {Gōng Bù}

Ministry of Works (in imperial China)

工錢〔-钱〕 gung¹ cin² {gōng qián}

1. salary
2. wages

工程 gung¹ cing⁴ {gōng chéng}

1. engineering
2. an engineering project
3. project
4. undertaking
5. CL: 個,項

工廠〔-厂〕 gung¹ cong² {gōng chǎng}

1. factory
2. CL: 家,座

工地 gung¹ dei⁶ {gōng dì}

construction site

工黨〔-党〕 gung¹ dong² {gōng dǎng}

1. worker's party
2. labor party

工分 gung¹ fan¹ {gōng fēn}

work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)

工科 gung¹ fo¹ {gōng kē}

engineering as an academic subject

工坊 gung¹ fong¹ {gōng fáng}

workshop

工夫 gung¹ fu¹ {gōng fū}

casual labor

工夫 gung¹ fu¹ {gōng fu}

1. period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
2. spare time
3. skill
4. labor
5. effort

工蜂 gung¹ fung¹ {gōng fēng}

worker bee

工具 gung¹ geoi⁶ {gōng jù}

1. tool
2. instrument
3. utensil
4. means (to achieve a goal etc)

工件 gung¹ gin² {gōng jiàn}

workpiece

工校 gung¹ haau⁶ {gōng xiào}

1. technical school
2. abbr. for 工業學校

工口 gung¹ hau² {ēi luó}

erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")

工學〔-学〕 gung¹ hok⁶ {gōng xué}

1. engineering
2. industrial science

工行 gung¹ hong⁴ {Gōng háng}

1. ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
2. abbr. for 工商銀行

工人 gung¹ jan⁴ {gōng rén}

1. worker
2. CL: 個,名

工友 gung¹ jau⁵ {gōng yǒu}

workmate

工業〔-业〕 gung¹ jip⁶ {gōng yè}

industry

工期 gung¹ kei⁴ {gōng qī}

1. time allocated for a project
2. completion date

工礦〔-矿〕 gung¹ kwong³ {gōng kuàng}

industry and mining

工齡〔-龄〕 gung¹ ling⁴ {gōng líng}

1. length of service
2. seniority

工藝〔-艺〕 gung¹ ngai⁶ {gōng yì}

1. arts and crafts
2. industrial arts

工農〔-农〕 gung¹ nung⁴ {gōng nóng}

workers and peasants

工農〔-农〕 gung¹ nung⁴ {Gōng nóng}

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗, Heilongjiang

工時〔-时〕 gung¹ si⁴ {gōng shí}

man-hour

工事 gung¹ si⁶ {gōng shì}

1. defensive structure
2. military fortifications
3. (Tw) construction works
4. civil engineering works

工傷〔-伤〕 gung¹ soeng¹ {gōng shāng}

industrial injury

工商 gung¹ soeng¹ {gōng shāng}

industry and commerce

工體〔-体〕 gung¹ tai² {Gōng tǐ}

abbr. for 北京工人體育場, Workers Stadium

工頭〔-头〕 gung¹ tau² {gōng tóu}

foreman

工委 gung¹ wai² {gōng wěi}

working committee

工會〔-会〕 gung¹ wui² {gōng huì}

1. labor union
2. trade union
3. CL: 個

工序 gung¹ zeoi⁶ {gōng xù}

1. working procedure
2. process

工資〔-资〕 gung¹ zi¹ {gōng zī}

1. wages
2. pay
3. CL: 個,份,月

工整 gung¹ zing² {gōng zhěng}

1. fine work
2. carefully and neatly done

工匠 gung¹ zoeng⁶ {gōng jiàng}

1. artisan
2. smith

工作 gung¹ zok³ {gōng zuò}

1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. CL: 個,份,項

工種〔-种〕 gung¹ zung² {gōng zhǒng}

kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)

工廠妹〔-厂-〕 gung¹ cong² mui¹ {gōng chǎng mèi}

Factory girl

工人房 gung¹ jan⁴ fong² {gōng rén fáng}

noun; maid bedroom

工業部〔-业-〕 gung¹ jip⁶ bou⁶ {Gōng yè bù}

Ministry of Industry; Department of Industry

工業邨〔-业村〕 gung¹ jip⁶ cyun¹ {gōng yè cūn}

Industrial Estate

工聯會〔-联会〕 gung¹ lyun⁴ wui² {gōng lián huì}

noun; Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

工字形 gung¹ zi⁶ jing⁴ {gōng zì xíng}

I - SHAPED

工展會〔--会〕 gung¹ zin² wui² {gōng zhǎn huì}

noun; Brands & Products Expo

工作證〔--证〕 gung¹ zok³ zing³ {gōng zuò zhèng}

Work permits

工尺譜〔--谱〕 gung¹ cek³ pou² {gōng chě pǔ}

traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes

工程學〔--学〕 gung¹ cing⁴ hok⁶ {gōng chéng xué}

engineering

工程師〔--师〕 gung¹ cing⁴ si¹ {gōng chéng shī}

1. engineer
2. CL: 個,位,名

工程圖〔--图〕 gung¹ cing⁴ tou⁴ {gōng chéng tú}

1. engineering graphics
2. technical drawing

工讀生〔-读-〕 gung¹ duk⁶ sang¹ {gōng dú shēng}

1. student who also works part-time
2. (old) reform-school student

工具機〔--机〕 gung¹ geoi⁶ gei¹ {gōng jù jī}

machine tool

工具欄〔--栏〕 gung¹ geoi⁶ laan⁴ {gōng jù lán}

toolbar (in computer software)

工具箱 gung¹ geoi⁶ soeng¹ {gōng jù xiāng}

toolbox

工具書〔--书〕 gung¹ geoi⁶ syu¹ {gōng jù shū}

reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)

工具條〔--条〕 gung¹ geoi⁶ tiu⁴ {gōng jù tiáo}

toolbar (in computer software)

工學院〔-学-〕 gung¹ hok⁶ jyun² {gōng xué yuàn}

1. school of engineering
2. college of engineering

工人黨〔--党〕 gung¹ jan⁴ dong² {gōng rén dǎng}

Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)

工業品〔-业-〕 gung¹ jip⁶ ban² {gōng yè pǐn}

manufactured goods

工業化〔-业-〕 gung¹ jip⁶ faa³ {gōng yè huà}

1. to industrialize
2. industrialization

工業國〔-业国〕 gung¹ jip⁶ gwok³ {gōng yè guó}

industrialized countries

工業區〔-业区〕 gung¹ jip⁶ keoi¹ {gōng yè qū}

industrial zone

工藝品〔-艺-〕 gung¹ ngai⁶ ban² {gōng yì pǐn}

1. handicraft article
2. handiwork
3. CL: 個

工農兵〔-农-〕 gung¹ nung⁴ bing¹ {gōng nóng bīng}

1. workers, peasants, and soldiers
2. the proletariat

工農業〔-农业〕 gung¹ nung⁴ jip⁶ {gōng nóng yè}

industry and agriculture

工農區〔-农区〕 gung¹ nung⁴ keoi¹ {Gōng nóng qū}

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗, Heilongjiang

工薪族 gung¹ san¹ zuk⁶ {gōng xīn zú}

salaried class

工信部 gung¹ seon³ bou⁶ {Gōng xìn bù}

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)

工傷假〔-伤-〕 gung¹ soeng¹ gaa³ {gōng shāng jià}

injury leave

工商界 gung¹ soeng¹ gaai³ {gōng shāng jiè}

1. industry
2. the world of business

工商業〔--业〕 gung¹ soeng¹ jip⁶ {gōng shāng yè}

business

工字鋼〔--钢〕 gung¹ zi⁶ gong³ {gōng zì gāng}

I-beam

工字梁 gung¹ zi⁶ loeng⁴ {gōng zì liáng}

I-beam

工作表 gung¹ zok³ biu² {gōng zuò biǎo}

worksheet

工作隊〔--队〕 gung¹ zok³ deoi⁶ {gōng zuò duì}

1. a working group
2. a task force

工作服 gung¹ zok³ fuk⁶ {gōng zuò fú}

work clothes

工作日 gung¹ zok³ jat⁶ {gōng zuò rì}

1. workday
2. working day
3. weekday

工作狂 gung¹ zok³ kong⁴ {gōng zuò kuáng}

workaholic

工作流 gung¹ zok³ lau⁴ {gōng zuò liú}

workflow

工作量 gung¹ zok³ loeng⁶ {gōng zuò liàng}

1. workload
2. volume of work

工作面 gung¹ zok³ min⁶ {gōng zuò miàn}

1. workface
2. a working surface

工作室 gung¹ zok³ sat¹ {gōng zuò shì}

1. studio
2. workshop

工作檯〔--台〕 gung¹ zok³ toi² {gōng zuò tái}

1. workbench
2. work station

工作站 gung¹ zok³ zaam⁶ {gōng zuò zhàn}

(computer) workstation

工作者 gung¹ zok³ ze² {gōng zuò zhě}

worker

工作組〔--组〕 gung¹ zok³ zou² {gōng zuò zǔ}

1. work team
2. working group
3. task force

工裝褲〔-装裤〕 gung¹ zong¹ fu³ {gōng zhuāng kù}

1. overalls (clothing)
2. coveralls

工程設計〔--设计〕 gung¹ cing⁴ cit³ gai³ {gōng chéng shè jì}

Engineering Design

工程公司 gung¹ cing⁴ gung¹ si¹ {gōng chéng gōng sī}

Engineering Company

工程項目〔--项-〕 gung¹ cing⁴ hong⁶ muk⁶ {gōng chéng xiàng mù}

Construction Project; engineering projects

工多藝熟〔--艺-〕 gung¹ do¹ ngai⁶ suk⁶ {gōng duō yì shú}

practice makes perfect.

工科學生〔--学-〕 gung¹ fo¹ hok⁶ saang¹ {gōng kē xué shēng}

Engineering & technology students

工業大廈〔-业-厦〕 gung¹ jip⁶ daai⁶ haa⁶ {gōng yè dà shà}

Industrial Building

工業國家〔-业国-〕 gung¹ jip⁶ gwok³ gaa¹ {gōng yè guó jiā}

Industrialized countries

工業行動〔-业-动〕 gung¹ jip⁶ hang⁴ dung⁶ {gōng yè xíng dòng}

industrial actions

工商管理 gung¹ soeng¹ gun² lei⁵ {gōng shāng guǎn lǐ}

noun; Business Administration

工作小組〔---组〕 gung¹ zok³ siu² zou² {gōng zuò xiǎo zǔ}

Working Group

工布江達〔---达〕 gung¹ bou³ gong¹ daat⁶ {Gōng bù jiāng dá}

Gongbo'gyamda county, Tibetan: Kong po rgya mda' rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區, Tibet

工程圖學〔--图学〕 gung¹ cing⁴ tou⁴ hok⁶ {gōng chéng tú xué}

1. engineering graphics
2. technical drawing

工讀學校〔-读学-〕 gung¹ duk⁶ hok⁶ haau⁶ {gōng dú xué xiào}

1. the reformatory
2. reform school

工人階級〔--阶级〕 gung¹ jan⁴ gaai¹ kap¹ {gōng rén jiē jí}

working class

工人日報〔---报〕 gung¹ jan⁴ jat⁶ bou³ {Gōng rén Rì bào}

Workers' Daily, www.grrb.com.cn

工業設計〔-业设计〕 gung¹ jip⁶ cit³ gai³ {gōng yè shè jì}

industrial design

工業大學〔-业-学〕 gung¹ jip⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {gōng yè dà xué}

1. technical university
2. engineering college

工業革命〔-业--〕 gung¹ jip⁶ gaak³ ming⁶ {Gōng yè Gé mìng}

Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830

工業學校〔-业学-〕 gung¹ jip⁶ hok⁶ haau⁶ {gōng yè xué xiào}

1. technical or industrial school
2. CL: 個,所

工業園區〔-业园区〕 gung¹ jip⁶ jyun⁴ keoi¹ {gōng yè yuán qū}

industrial park

工於心計〔-于-计〕 gung¹ jyu¹ sam¹ gai³ {gōng yú xīn jì}

1. scheming
2. calculating

工礦用地〔-矿--〕 gung¹ kwong³ jung⁶ dei⁶ {gōng kuàng yòng dì}

industrial and mining area

工藝美術〔-艺-术〕 gung¹ ngai⁶ mei⁵ seot⁶ {gōng yì měi shù}

applied art

工薪階層〔--阶层〕 gung¹ san¹ gaai¹ cang⁴ {gōng xīn jiē céng}

salaried class

工商銀行〔--银-〕 gung¹ soeng¹ ngan⁴ hong⁴ {Gōng Shāng Yín háng}

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

工作報告〔--报-〕 gung¹ zok³ bou³ gou³ {gōng zuò bào gào}

1. working report
2. operating report

工作單位〔--单-〕 gung¹ zok³ daan¹ wai² {gōng zuò dān wèi}

work unit

工作記憶〔--记忆〕 gung¹ zok³ gei³ jik¹ {gōng zuò jì yì}

working memory

工作過度〔--过-〕 gung¹ zok³ gwo³ dou⁶ {gōng zuò guò dù}

overwork

工作人員〔---员〕 gung¹ zok³ jan⁴ jyun⁴ {gōng zuò rén yuán}

staff member

工作流程 gung¹ zok³ lau⁴ cing⁴ {gōng zuò liú chéng}

workflow

工作時間〔--时间〕 gung¹ zok³ si⁴ gaan³ {gōng zuò shí jiān}

working hours

工布江達縣〔---达县〕 gung¹ bou³ gong¹ daat⁶ jyun⁶ {Gōng bù jiāng dá xiàn}

Gongbo'gyamda county, Tibetan: Kong po rgya mda' rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區, Tibet

工業化國家〔-业-国-〕 gung¹ jip⁶ faa³ gwok³ gaa¹ {gōng yè huà guó jiā}

industrialized country

工業現代化〔-业现--〕 gung¹ jip⁶ jin⁶ doi⁶ faa³ {gōng yè xiàn dài huà}

modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

工作委員會〔---员会〕 gung¹ zok³ wai² jyun⁴ wui² {gōng zuò wěi yuán huì}

working committee

工業七國集團〔-业-国-团〕 gung¹ jip⁶ cat¹ gwok³ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ {Gōng yè Qī guó Jí tuán}

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

工商管理碩士〔----硕-〕 gung¹ soeng¹ gun² lei⁵ sek⁶ si⁶ {gōng shāng guǎn lǐ shuò shì}

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

工欲善其事，必先利其器 gung¹ juk⁶ sin⁶ kei⁴ si⁶ ，bit¹ sin¹ lei⁶ kei⁴ hei³ {gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì}

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job