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 本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 原本 yuán běn originally / original syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product) 歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 原先 yuán xiān originally / original / former syn 本意 běn yì original idea / real intention / etymon syn 原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before 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 还原 還原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry) syn 原意 yuán yì original meaning / original intention syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 初衷 chū zhōng original intention syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state syn 原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 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 原有 yuán yǒu original / former syn 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 原文 yuán wén original text syn 独到 獨到 dú dào original syn 新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn 原罪 yuán zuì original sin 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 原稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy syn 原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng bù dòng sticking unmoving to the original (idiom) / not an iota changed / untouched syn 返还 返還 fǎn huán restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance 标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) syn 复位 復位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 原处 原處 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before 原貌 yuán mào the original form syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn 原装 原裝 yuán zhuāng genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) 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 原名 yuán míng original name 原生 yuán shēng original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware) 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 原作 yuán zuò original works / original text / original author 偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) syn 原产地 原產地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance 原址 yuán zhǐ original location 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach syn 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 道地 dào dì authentic / original syn 手迹 手跡 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting syn 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration) syn 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 正本 zhèng běn original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book) 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 本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name 石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work syn 创见 創見 chuàng jiàn an original idea syn 本义 本義 běn yì original meaning / literal sense 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 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 万变不离其宗 萬變不離其宗 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose syn 楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional) 本事 běn shì source material / original story syn 原图 原圖 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species) 代工 dài gōng OEM (original equipment manufacturer) 归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 太虚 太虛 tài xū great emptiness / the void / heaven / the skies / universe / cosmos / original essence of the cosmos syn 独具匠心 獨具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity syn 俗家 sú jiā layman / layperson / original home of a monk 归位 歸位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom) 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 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 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 原性 yuán xìng original nature 匠心独运 匠心獨運 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity syn 祖居 zǔ jū former residence / one's original home syn 原汁原味 yuán zhī yuán wèi original / authentic syn 墨翟 mò dí original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3] 事 shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 