罢工
Old HSK 6
罢工 (bàgōng) · strike
罢工 (bàgōng) means “strike; to go on strike”. It is written with 2 characters: 罢 (to cease) + 工 (labor). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 罢工 is built
The characters
罢 bà · to cease
What 罢 is made of
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 去qù — to go away
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
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)
Example sentences
工人们罢工要求提高工资。Gōngrénmen bàgōng yāoqiú tígāo gōngzī.The workers went on strike for higher pay.
这次罢工持续了三天。Zhè cì bàgōng chíxù le sān tiān.This strike lasted three days.
Questions about 罢工
What does 罢工 mean?
罢工 (bàgōng) means “strike; to go on strike”.
How do you pronounce 罢工?
罢工 is pronounced bàgōng.
Which HSK level is 罢工?
罢工 is in Old HSK 6.
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
Learn 罢工 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.