雇工 (gù gōng) — to hire workers / to hire labor

Definition

雇工 is a formal verb meaning 'to hire workers' — typically for manual or farm labor, often seasonal. More formal than 打工 (working as a laborer) and broader than 雇用 (hire personnel, often white-collar).

verb

to hire workers / to hire labor

Examples

雇工。
Wǒ men nóng chǎng xū yào gù gōng.
Our farm needs to hire workers.
。
Zuó tiān wǒ men gù le sān gè gōng.
Yesterday we hired three workers.
雇工。
Tā měi nián chūn tiān dōu gù gōng.
He hires workers every spring.

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