停工 (tíng gōng) — to stop work, to shut down (operations)
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning operations halt: a site, factory, or project suspends work, usually temporarily (weather, strike, overhaul). Not for people clocking off — use 下班 or 休息.
verb
to stop workto shut down (operations)
Examples
- ，停工。Yīn wèi tái fēng, gōng dì tíng gōng le.The construction site shut down because of the typhoon.
- 。Gōng chǎng tíng le sān tiān gōng cái huī fù shēng chǎn.The factory stopped work for three days before resuming production.
- 停工。Lǎo bǎn xuān bù cóng míng tiān qǐ tíng gōng zhěng dùn.The boss announced a shutdown starting tomorrow for reorganization.
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