Definition
义工 (yìgōng) refers to a volunteer worker or the volunteer work itself — it emphasizes unpaid service and can be used as a noun for the person or the activity. Its sibling 志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě, HSK5) is a noun that only means 'volunteer' (the person) and sounds slightly more formal; 义工 is often used in compounds like 做义工 (do volunteer work).
noun
volunteer workervolunteer work
Easily confused
- 一共yī gòngsound-alikealtogether
Examples
- 义工，。Wǒ zài xuéxiào zuò yì gōng, bāng lǎoshī zhěnglǐ túshū.I do volunteer work at school, helping the teacher organize books.
- 义工，。Shèqū li yǒu hěnduō yì gōng, tāmen yìqǐ dǎsǎo jiēdào.There are many volunteers in the community; they clean the streets together.
- 义工，。Zhè fèn yì gōng gōngzuò suīrán xīnkǔ, dàn hěn yǒu yìyì.Although this volunteer work is hard, it is very meaningful.
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