做工 (zuò gōng) — to do manual work; to charge for work done

Definition

做工 literally means 'do manual/labor work' — concrete physical labor, not office jobs. Also used to mean charging a fee for work done (e.g. 做工很贵).

verb
to do manual workto charge for work done

Examples

  • Tā zài gōng chǎng zuò le shí nián gōng.
    He did manual work in a factory for ten years.
  • 做工
    Tā měi tiān qù gōng dì zuò gōng.
    He goes to the construction site to do manual work every day.
  • 做工
    Zhè ge shī fu zuò gōng hěn rèn zhēn, shōu fèi yě hé lǐ.
    This master worker does his work very carefully and charges reasonably.

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