工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] 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 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 开放 開放 kāi fàng to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 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 开阔 開闊 kāi kuò wide / open (spaces) / to open up syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 公开赛 公開賽 gōng kāi sài (sports) open championship / open (as in "the US Open") 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 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 开拓 開拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn 掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open / to tear open syn 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 丝巾 絲巾 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 劈开 劈開 pī kāi to cleave / to split open / to spread open (fingers, legs) syn 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 开裂 開裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) syn 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands syn 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī to spin silk syn 丝网 絲網 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing) 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 精练 精練 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] syn 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) 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 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program 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 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 撬开 撬開 qiào kāi to pry open / to lever open 敲开 敲開 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~ 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 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 纺丝 紡絲 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 生丝 生絲 shēng sī raw silk syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out syn 撬 qiào to lift / to pry open / to lever open syn 伞 傘 sǎn damask silk / variant of 傘|伞[san3] syn 币 幣 bì money / coins / currency / silk syn 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 敞 chǎng open to the view of all / spacious / to open wide / to disclose syn 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 辟 闢 pì to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive syn 绫 綾 líng damask / thin silk 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 绸 綢 chóu (light) silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 纂 zuǎn (literary) to compile / to edit / (coll.) (hairstyle) bun / chignon (as 纂兒|纂儿[zuan3r5]) / red silk ribbon / variant of 纘|缵[zuan3] syn 纨 紈 wán white / white silk syn 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 绎 繹 yì continuous / to interpret / to unravel / to draw silk (old) 帛 bó silk syn 绯 緋 fēi dark red / purple silk syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 缯 繒 zēng silk fabrics syn 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 缂丝 緙絲 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design 竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) syn 纶 綸 lún to classify / to twist silk / silk thread syn 缫 繅 sāo to reel silk from cocoons 绌 絀 chù crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch syn 缙 縉 jìn red silk syn 