unskilled laborer; hired hand; manual worker
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
unskilled laborer; manual worker; hired hand
Refers to workers who perform physical labor without specialized technical skills, often in construction or agriculture. In some dialects or informal contexts, can take the diminutive suffix -儿 (小工儿).
Tā他
yǐ以
qián前
zài在
nóng农
cūn村
dāng当
xiǎo小
gōng工
，
měi每
tiān天
bān搬
zhuān砖
tou头
。
He used to work as a laborer in the countryside, moving bricks every day.
Gōng工
dì地
shang上
zhāo招
le了
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
gōng工
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
bān搬
yùn运
cái材
liào料
。
The construction site hired several laborers to help move materials.
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Xiǎo小
gōng工
de的
gōng工
zī资
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
jì技
gōng工
dī低
hěn很
duō多
。
The wages of unskilled laborers are usually much lower than those of skilled workers.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
gōng工
zuò做
qǐ起
，
yī一
bù步
yī一
bù步
dāng当
shàng上
le了
bāo包
gōng工
tóu头
。
He started as a laborer and step by step became a contractor.