零工 (líng gōng) — odd job; short-term hired labor; casual laborer

Definition

Examples

• 他暑假在工地打零工。
  Tā shǔ jià zài gōng dì dǎ líng gōng.
  He worked odd jobs at a construction site during summer break.
• 很多学生靠做零工赚生活费。
  Hěn duō xué shēng kào zuò líng gōng zhuàn shēng huó fèi.
  Many students earn living expenses by doing odd jobs.
• 他只找零工，不愿意做全职工作。
  Tā zhī zhǎo líng gōng, bú yuàn yì zuò quán zhí gōng zuò.
  He only looks for odd jobs, unwilling to do full-time work.