埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn to bury oneself in work (idiom) / to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work syn 误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn 做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse / fig. to work extremely hard 将勤补绌 將勤補絀 jiāng qín bǔ chù to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) 有手有脚 有手有腳 yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work 将勤补拙 將勤補拙 jiāng qín - bǔ zhuō (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors / next-door neighbors / related work units / colleagues doing related work syn 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 水电工 水電工 shuǐ diàn gōng plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work 赶工 趕工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock / to hurry with work to get it done in time 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program syn 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī lit. piles of work and papers (idiom) / fig. accumulated backlog of work 文艺作品 文藝作品 wén yì zuò pǐn literary work / art work 脱皮掉肉 脫皮掉肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off 连轴转 連軸轉 lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop / to work around the clock syn 生物多样性公约保护区工作方桉 生物多樣性公約保護區工作方案 Convention on Biological Diversity Programme of Work on Protected Areas / Programme of Work on Protected Areas 内罗毕工作方桉 內羅畢工作方案 Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change / Nairobi Work Programme 机构间工作领域工作组 機構間工作領域工作組 Inter-Agency Task Team on the World of Work / IATT on the World of Work 联合国及其合作伙伴苏丹工作计划 聯合國及其合作夥伴蘇丹工作計劃 United Nations and Partners' Work Plan for Sudan / Work Plan for Sudan 苏丹工作计划 蘇丹工作計劃 United Nations and Partners' Work Plan for Sudan / Work Plan for Sudan 做工作 zuò gōng zuò to do one's work / to work on sb / to try to persuade sb 包活 bāo huó job paid according to the amount of work done / contract work 翘班 翹班 qiào bān to skip work / to sneak out of work early 下工 xià gōng to knock off (at the end of a day's work) / to finish work syn 接活 jiē huó to take on a piece of work / to pick up some freelance work / (of a taxi driver) to pick up a fare 工读 工讀 gōng dú (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies) / (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study 东方不亮西方亮 東方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else 融梗 róng gěng (neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work 工签 工簽 gōng qiān work visa / work permit (abbr. for 工作簽證|工作签证[gong1 zuo4 qian1 zheng4]) 内勤 內勤 nèi qín clerical work in the office / office work / office staff / clerk 从警 從警 cóng jǐng to work as a police officer / to engage in police work 能力 néng lì capability / ability / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn 本事 běn shi ability / skill syn 听力 聽力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 记忆力 記憶力 jì yì lì faculty of memory / ability to remember syn 能耐 néng nài ability / capability syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power syn 竞争能力 競爭能力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability 眼力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments syn 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) syn 才智 cái zhì ability and wisdom syn 才干 才幹 cái gàn ability / competence syn 自主权 自主權 zì zhǔ quán ability to make one's own decisions 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn 聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability syn 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 判断力 判斷力 pàn duàn lì ability to judge / judgment 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability 管不着 管不著 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business! 高材生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability syn 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 锋芒毕露 鋒芒畢露 fēng máng bì lù to show off one's ability syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 逞能 chěng néng to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits syn 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 德才 dé cái ethics and ability / virtuous and talented syn 耳力 ěr lì hearing ability 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 才识 才識 cái shí ability and insight syn 才略 cái lüè ability and sagacity syn 