gōng

common
verb

Meaning of 务工

务工 means to work in industry or engineering; to do manual labor; (specifically of rural laborers) to seek work in cities. Pronounced wù gōng.

  • to work in industry or engineering; to do manual labor; (specifically of rural laborers) to seek work in cities

Definitions & Examples

shí
suì
jiù
jìn
chéng
gōng
le
 

He went to work in the city at the age of eighteen.

Zhè
nián
zài
běn
gōng
de
rén
yuè
lái
yuè
duō
 

In recent years, more and more people are working locally.

Wài
chū
gōng
rén
yuán
de
quán
yào
bǎo
zhàng
 

The rights of migrant workers need to be protected.

fàng
le
nóng
 
xuǎn
le
gōng
 

He gave up farming and chose to work in industry.