Definition
打零工 is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to do odd jobs' or 'to work part-time (temporary)'. It behaves like a separable verb: the verb 打 can separate from the object 零工 when adding measures or other modifiers, e.g. 打了一份零工 ('did a gig') or 打过零工 ('have done odd jobs'). The correct pronunciation for the entire phrase is dǎ líng gōng, but the input lists only 'dá' for the first character.
v
to do odd jobsto work part-time (temporary)
Examples
- 打零工。Tā zuìjìn zài dá zhuàn qián.He has been making money by doing odd jobs recently.
- 。Tā dǎ le yí fèn líng gōng.He did a temporary gig.
- 打零工。Shǔjià tā dàochù dá.He did odd jobs everywhere during summer break.
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