work; do manual labor; work in industry
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to work in industry or engineering; to do manual labor; (specifically of rural laborers) to seek work in cities
Often used to describe migrant workers (农民工) leaving rural areas to work in factories or construction in cities. Contrast with 务农 (farming).
Tā他
shí十
bā八
suì岁
jiù就
jìn进
chéng城
wù务
gōng工
le了
。
He went to work in the city at the age of eighteen.
Zhè这
jǐ几
nián年
zài在
běn本
dì地
wù务
gōng工
de的
rén人
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
duō多
。
In recent years, more and more people are working locally.
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Wài外
chū出
wù务
gōng工
rén人
yuán员
de的
quán权
yì益
xū需
yào要
bǎo保
zhàng障
。
The rights of migrant workers need to be protected.
Tā他
fàng放
qì弃
le了
wù务
nóng农
，
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
wù务
gōng工
。
He gave up farming and chose to work in industry.