staff and workers; (formerly) workers
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
staff and workers; employees
neutralModern, general term for all workers in an organization, including both clerical (职员) and manual (工人) labor.
Gōng公
sī司
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhí职
gōng工
dōu都
cān参
jiā加
le了
nián年
dù度
tǐ体
jiǎn检
。
All the company's staff and workers participated in the annual health check-up.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
zhèng正
zài在
zhào召
kāi开
zhí职
gōng工
dài代
biǎo表
dà大
huì会
。
The factory is convening a staff and workers' congress.
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Wǒ我
men们
fēi非
cháng常
guān关
xīn心
zhí职
gōng工
fú福
lì利
。
We are very concerned about employee welfare.
Zhí职
gōng工
shí食
táng堂
de的
huǒ伙
shí食
bù不
cuò错
。
The food in the staff canteen is not bad.
noun
workers (historically)
archaicUsed in early-to-mid 20th century contexts, often referring specifically to industrial or manual laborers. Has a historical flavor.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhí职
gōng工
yùn运
dòng动
zhēng争
qǔ取
le了
bā八
xiǎo小
shí时
gōng工
zuò作
zhì制
。
This workers' movement fought for the eight-hour workday.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
sān三
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
zhí职
gōng工
de的
shēng生
huó活
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
kǔ苦
。
In the 1930s, the life of workers was very hard.
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Tā他
shì是
lǎo老
fǎng纺
zhī织
chǎng厂
de的
yī一
míng名
pǔ普
tōng通
zhí职
gōng工
。
He was an ordinary worker in the old textile factory.