管工 (guǎn gōng) — plumber; foreman, overseer

Definition

管工 has two distinct jobs: a plumber (fixes water pipes) and a foreman (manages workers on a site) — pick the sense from context.

noun
plumberforemanoverseer
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 管工
    Shuǐ guǎn huài le, wǒ men qǐng le yí gè guǎn gōng lái xiū.
    The water pipe broke, so we hired a plumber to fix it.
  • 管工
    Tā zài gōng dì shàng dàng guǎn gōng, fù zé guǎn lǐ gōng rén.
    He works as a foreman on the construction site, responsible for managing workers.
  • 管工
    Lǎo zhāng zuò le sān shí nián de guǎn gōng, jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.
    Old Zhang has been a foreman for thirty years and is very experienced.

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