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共事 (gòng shì) — to work together, to collaborate (mostly in a professional context)

Definition

共事 means 'to work together' specifically with colleagues — it stresses a shared workplace or professional relationship rather than one-off teamwork. The verb does not reduplicate.

verb
to work togetherto collaborate (mostly in a professional context)

Examples

  • 共事。
    Wǒ hěn gāo xìng néng gēn nín gòng shì.
    I'm glad to be able to work with you.
  • 共事。
    Wǒ men zài nà jiā gōng sī gòng shì le sān nián.
    We worked together at that company for three years.
  • 共事。
    Wèi lái de xiàng mù xū yào dà jiā gòng shì wán chéng.
    Future projects require everyone to work together to complete.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

共gòngshare
事shìtask

共 means share and 事 means task; together they describe sharing tasks.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 廾廾gǒngtwo hands
  • 口口kǒuan object

共 shows 廾, two hands, holding up an object. That object was written 口 and later became the 廿-like top.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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