temporary worker; seasonal laborer; day laborer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
temporary hired laborer; seasonal worker; day laborer
Refers to workers hired for short-term employment, often in agriculture during peak seasons or for casual manual labor. Typically paid daily or weekly rather than monthly.
Nóng农
máng忙
shí时
，
tā他
jiā家
gù雇
le了
jǐ几
gè个
duǎn短
gōng工
。
During the busy farming season, his family hired several temporary workers.
Tā他
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
dì地
shàng上
dǎ打
duǎn短
gōng工
。
He often works as a casual laborer at construction sites.
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Duǎn短
gōng工
de的
gōng工
zī资
tōng通
cháng常
àn按
tiān天
jié结
suàn算
。
Temporary workers' wages are usually calculated and paid daily.
Cūn村
lǐ里
hěn很
duō多
qīng青
zhuàng壮
nián年
dōu都
chū出
qù去
dǎ打
duǎn短
gōng工
le了
。
Many young and middle-aged adults in the village have gone out to work as temporary laborers.