管工 (guǎn gōng) — plumber; foreman, overseer
Definition
管工 has two distinct jobs: a plumber (fixes water pipes) and a foreman (manages workers on a site) — pick the sense from context.
noun
plumberforemanoverseer
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ,管工。Shuǐ guǎn huài le, wǒ men qǐng le yí gè guǎn gōng lái xiū.The water pipe broke, so we hired a plumber to fix it.
- 管工,。Tā zài gōng dì shàng dàng guǎn gōng, fù zé guǎn lǐ gōng rén.He works as a foreman on the construction site, responsible for managing workers.
- 管工,。Lǎo zhāng zuò le sān shí nián de guǎn gōng, jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.Old Zhang has been a foreman for thirty years and is very experienced.
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