开工 (kāi gōng) — to start work; to begin construction or production (of a factory, engineering project, etc.)
Definition
开工 means a factory or construction project begins operation — used for the kickoff of production or building, not for people starting their workday (that's 上班). 动工 is a near-synonym used more for the physical start of building.
verb
to start workto begin construction or production (of a factory, engineering project, etc.)
Examples
- 开工。Xīn gōng chǎng xià ge yuè kāi gōng.The new factory will start production next month.
- 。Zhè ge xiàng mù yǐ jīng kāi le gōng.This project has already started work.
- ，。Yīn wèi cái liào méi dào, wǒ men kāi bù liǎo gōng.We can't start because the materials haven't arrived.
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