do manual labor; work
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to do manual labor, especially industrial or handicraft work
Often implies working in a factory or construction site.
Tā她
zài在
fǎng纺
shā纱
chǎng厂
zuò做
gōng工
。
She works in a textile mill.
Tā他
zài在
jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
dì地
zuò做
gōng工
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
He works at a construction site and it is very hard every day.
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Wǒ我
gē哥
ge哥
shí十
bā八
suì岁
jiù就
chū出
qù去
zuò做
gōng工
le了
。
My older brother went out to work when he was just eighteen.
Zuò做
gōng工
suī虽
rán然
lèi累
，
dàn但
shì是
néng能
yǎng养
huó活
yī一
jiā家
rén人
。
Although manual labor is tiring, it can support a whole family.