佣工 (yōng gōng) — hired laborer; servant

Definition

Examples

• 他在工厂当佣工，每天工作十小时。
  Tā zài gōng chǎng dāng yōng gōng, měi tiān gōng zuò shí xiǎo shí.
  He works as a hired laborer at the factory, working ten hours a day.
• 这家地主雇佣了很多佣工。
  Zhè jiā dì zhǔ gù yōng le hěn duō yōng gōng.
  This landlord hired many servants.
• 佣工的工资很低，生活很辛苦。
  yōng gōng De gōng zī hěn dī, shēng huó hěn xīn kǔ.
  The wages of hired laborers are very low, and life is hard.

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