工作日 (gōngzuòrì) · workday
工作日 (gōngzuòrì) means “workday; weekday”. It is written with 3 characters: 工 (labor) + 作 (to make) + 日 (day). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 工作日 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
日 rì · day
What 日 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: The sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 工作日
What does 工作日 mean?
工作日 (gōngzuòrì) means “workday; weekday”.
How do you pronounce 工作日?
工作日 is pronounced gōngzuòrì.
Which HSK level is 工作日?
工作日 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
It is part of HSK 3 · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.