wǎgōng

瓦工

Word · Noun

bricklaying and tiling; mason

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

bricklaying and tiling work; masonry

Refers to the trade or craft of laying bricks and roof tiles.

Tā他
xué学
le了
sān三
nián年
wǎ瓦
gōng工
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
jì技
shù术
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

He studied masonry for three years and now has excellent skills.

Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
wǎ瓦
gōng工
huó活
r儿
zuò做
de得
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
xì细
 。

The brickwork on this old house was done with great precision.

2.

noun

bricklayer; tiler; mason

Refers to the worker who performs bricklaying and tiling work.

Wǒ我
men们
qǐng请
le了
jǐ几
gè个
wǎ瓦
gōng工
lái来
xiū修
wū屋
dǐng顶
 。

We hired several tilers to repair the roof.

Zhè这
wèi位
wǎ瓦
gōng工
shī师
fu傅
shǒu手
yì艺
jīng精
zhàn湛
 ,
shōu收
fèi费
yě也
hé合
lǐ理
 。

This master mason has exquisite craftsmanship and charges reasonable rates.