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 出色 chū sè remarkable / outstanding syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 优秀 優秀 yōu xiù outstanding / excellent syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 英 yīng hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom syn 杰出 傑出 jié chū outstanding / distinguished / remarkable / prominent / illustrious syn 过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others / outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent syn 突出 tū chū prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project syn 出众 出眾 chū zhòng to stand out / outstanding syn 风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished / outstanding / talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle / romantic / dissolute / loose syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 卓越 zhuó yuè outstanding / surpassing / distinguished / splendid 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 显著 顯著 xiǎn zhù outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom) / surpassing / preeminent / outstanding syn 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 未了 wèi liǎo unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled 特异 特異 tè yì exceptionally good / excellent / clearly outstanding / distinctive / peculiar / unique syn 超群 chāo qún surpassing / preeminent / outstanding syn 不同凡响 不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom) / outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run syn 崭露头角 嶄露頭角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom) / to stand out as conspicuously brilliant 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 卓著 zhuó zhù outstanding / eminent / brilliant syn 了得 liǎo de exceptional / outstanding / dreadful / appalling 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 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ to count as number one (idiom) / second to none / outstanding syn 战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service syn 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes / warlords vying for supremacy (in former times) / stars (of sports or pop music) syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 拔高 bá gāo to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding syn 赫赫 hè hè brilliant / impressive / outstanding syn 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 俊杰 俊傑 jùn jié elite / outstanding talent / genius syn 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn 脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity / refined / outstanding 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 高强 高強 gāo qiáng excellent / outstanding 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 龙虎 龍虎 lóng hǔ outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing) 一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding syn 国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng national grace, divine fragrance (idiom) / an outstanding beauty syn 卓然 zhuó rán outstanding / eminent syn 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 绝伦 絕倫 jué lún outstanding / peerless / beyond compare syn 大圣 大聖 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 名优 名優 míng yōu excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress syn 优生 優生 yōu shēng outstanding student / to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality) / to enhance the genetic quality of a population / eugenics 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 上佳 shàng jiā excellent / outstanding / great syn 独步 獨步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding syn 峥嵘 崢嶸 zhēng róng towering / lofty and steep (mountains) / extraordinary / outstanding syn 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ person of outstanding talent syn 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual 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 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 挺 tǐng straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns syn 翘 翹 qiáo outstanding / to raise syn 著 zhù to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding syn 尤 yóu outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against syn 卓 zhuó outstanding 魁 kuí chief / head / outstanding / exceptional / stalwart syn 逸 yì to escape / leisurely / outstanding syn 赊账 賒賬 shē zhàng to buy or sell on credit / outstanding account / to have an outstanding account syn 未决 未決 wèi jué as yet undecided / unsolved / still outstanding syn 颖 穎 yǐng head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding syn 数得着 數得著 shǔ de zháo to be considered outstanding or special / to be reckoned with / notable syn 泰山北斗 tài shān běi dǒu lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field syn 超拔 chāo bá outstanding / to fast-track / to elevate / to free oneself from 拔萃 bá cuì to distinguish oneself / to be of outstanding talent 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 活 huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 合作 hé zuò to cooperate / to collaborate / to work together syn 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn detective / to do detective work syn 作品 zuò pǐn work (of art) / opus / CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] syn 干活 幹活 gàn huó to work / to be employed syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 活儿 活兒 huó r work / (lots of) things to do syn 效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity) / to work for syn 