janitor; maintenance worker; fellow worker
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
janitor; maintenance staff (in an office, school, etc.)
Refers to support staff responsible for cleaning, maintenance, and miscellaneous tasks in public institutions.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
suǒ所
dà大
xué学
de的
gōng工
yǒu友
，
fù负
zé责
dǎ打
sǎo扫
jiào教
xué学
lóu楼
。
He is a janitor at this university, responsible for cleaning the teaching buildings.
Xué学
xiào校
de的
gōng工
yǒu友
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
liù六
diǎn点
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
le了
。
The school's maintenance staff starts work at six o'clock every morning.
noun
worker; fellow worker (old term used among laborers)
archaicOriginally used in the early 20th century and in industrial settings; still occasionally used among workers as a term of solidarity or friendly address.
Jiù旧
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
gōng工
chǎng厂
lǐ里
，
gōng工
yǒu友
men们
cháng常
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
bāng帮
zhù助
。
In old Shanghai's factories, fellow workers often helped each other.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
gōng工
rén人
duì对
nián年
qīng轻
de的
gōng工
yǒu友
shuō说
：
"
Zán咱
men们
gōng工
rén人
yǒu有
lì力
liang量
。
"
That old worker said to the young fellow worker, "We workers have strength."