kāi
gōng

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 开工

开工 means to start production (of a factory); to begin manufacturing; to start construction; to break ground (on a civil engineering project). Pronounced kāi gōng. HSK 7-9.

  • to start production (of a factory); to begin manufacturing
  • to start construction; to break ground (on a civil engineering project)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
chē
chǎng
xià
zhōu
zhèng
shì
kāi
gōng
 

This car factory will officially start production next Monday.

Gōng
chǎng
měi
tiān
zǎo
chén
diǎn
kāi
gōng
 

The factory starts work at eight every morning.

Yóu
tíng
diàn
 
shēng
chǎn
chē
jiān
yán
chí
le
xiǎo
shí
kāi
gōng
 

Due to a power outage, the production workshop started work an hour late.