hired laborer; servant
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
hired laborer; servant; employed worker
Refers to manual workers or domestic servants employed by households. The term carries a somewhat traditional or formal connotation, often used in historical contexts or formal employment relationships.
Tā他
jiā家
gù雇
le了
yī一
gè个
yōng佣
gōng工
lái来
dǎ打
sǎo扫
yuàn院
zi子
。
His family hired a laborer to clean the yard.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
xǔ许
duō多
nóng农
mín民
bèi被
pò迫
qù去
dāng当
yōng佣
gōng工
。
In the old society, many farmers were forced to work as hired laborers.
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Zhè这
gè个
yōng佣
gōng工
yǐ已
jīng经
zài在
tā他
men们
jiā家
gàn干
le了
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This servant has been working for their family for ten years.
Yōng佣
gōng工
men们
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
liù六
diǎn点
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
。
The hired laborers start working at six o'clock every morning.