短工 (duǎn gōng) — short-term or seasonal labor; short-term laborer (especially in agriculture)
Definition
短工 refers to the short-term job itself or the person doing it — typically casual farm or seasonal work. Pair with 做 to mean 'do a stint of short-term labor'.
noun
short-term or seasonal laborshort-term laborer (especially in agriculture)
Examples
- ，短工。Nóng máng de shí hou, tā cháng qù tián lǐ zuò duǎn gōng.During the busy farming season, he often goes to do short-term labor in the fields.
- 短工，。Cūn lǐ lái le jǐ gè duǎn gōng, bāng máng shōu mài zi.Several short-term laborers came to the village to help harvest the wheat.
- 短工，。Zhè fèn duǎn gōng zhī gān sān tiān, dàn gōng zī hěn gāo.This short-term labor job lasts only three days, but the pay is good.
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