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夜工

Word · Noun

night work; night shift

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

night work; night shift; work done during night hours

Commonly used to describe temporary or shift-based work performed at night, often for higher pay. Often collocates with 做 or 打.

Wèi为
le了
duō多
zhuàn赚
xiē些
qián钱
 ,
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
zuò做
yè夜
gōng工
 。

To earn more money, he often works night shifts.

Dǎ打
yè夜
gōng工
suī虽
rán然
xīn辛
kǔ苦
 ,
dàn但
shì是
shōu收
rù入
bǐ比
jiào较
gāo高
 。

Although working the night shift is hard, the income is relatively high.

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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
zhèng正
zài在
zhāo招
pìn聘
zuò做
yè夜
gōng工
de的
gōng工
rén人
 。

This factory is hiring workers for night shifts.