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The Cantonese word gung zok - 工作 - gung1 zok3
(work in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gung1 zok3

English translations

work, job, to work,
of an honored rank or position

Chinese characters:

工作
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工作 (gung1 zok3) is composed of these characters: 工, 作
The traditional Chinese characters of gung1 zok3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
At Work

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

work  |  to make
工作 ( gung zok / gung1 zok3 ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 13)
Cantonese words containing the word 工作 ( gung zok / gung1 zok3 ) :
gung1 zok3 ( 工作日 ), gung1 zok3 ( 工作站 )
More words that mean work in Cantonese
gung1 ( 功 ), gung1 ( 工 ), lou4 dung6 ( 劳动 ), si6 ji4 ( 事儿 ), wut6 ji4 ( 活儿 ), zok3 jip6 ( 作业 )
More words that mean job in Cantonese
gung1 fu1 ( 工夫 ), si6 ( 事 )

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