职工
HSK 3 (2021)
职工 (zhígōng) · staff
职工 (zhígōng) means “staff; worker; employee”. It is written with 2 characters: 职 (duty) + 工 (labor). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 职工 is built
The characters
职 zhí · duty
What 职 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
这个工厂有很多职工。Zhège gōngchǎng yǒu hěn duō zhígōng.This factory has many workers.
职工们中午在食堂吃饭。Zhígōngmen zhōngwǔ zài shítáng chīfàn.The staff eat lunch in the canteen.
Questions about 职工
What does 职工 mean?
职工 (zhígōng) means “staff; worker; employee”.
How do you pronounce 职工?
职工 is pronounced zhígōng.
Which HSK level is 职工?
职工 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 职业zhíyèjob
- 辞职cízhíto resign
- 兼职jiānzhípart-time job
- 就职jiùzhíto take office
- 职能zhínéngfunction
- 职位zhíwèiposition
- 职务zhíwùpost
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
Learn 职工 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.