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 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 避免 bì miǎn to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 逃避 táo bì to escape / to evade / to avoid / to shirk syn 躲避 duǒ bì to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties) syn 避开 避開 bì kāi to avoid / to evade / to keep away from syn 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 免得 miǎn de so as not to / so as to avoid syn 以免 yǐ miǎn in order to avoid / so as not to syn 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 幸免 xìng miǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate) 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 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 以防 yǐ fáng (so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case syn 免除 miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit syn 绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc) 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 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared 埋头 埋頭 mái tóu to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility) / to shift (the blame) / to pass the buck syn 忌讳 忌諱 jì huì taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from syn 省得 shěng de to avoid / so as to save (money or time) syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 生怕 shēng pà to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to 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 避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid syn 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 避邪 bì xié to avoid evil spirits 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 避险 避險 bì xiǎn to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means 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 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 扬长避短 揚長避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths syn 避让 避讓 bì ràng to avoid / to yield (in traffic) / to get out of the way syn 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion 左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors / next-door neighbors / related work units / colleagues doing related work syn 忌口 jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet syn 因噎废食 因噎廢食 yīn yē fèi shí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk 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 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 避税 避稅 bì shuì to avoid taxation / tax avoidance syn 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 避讳 避諱 bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) syn 消灾 消災 xiāo zāi to avoid calamities 脱产 脫產 tuō chǎn to transfer (from production to other duties) / to take leave (for study or other job) / to dispose of property / to transfer assets (to avoid liability) syn 逃婚 táo hūn to flee to avoid an arranged marriage 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 走避 zǒu bì to run away / to escape / to avoid 避忌 bì jì to avoid as taboo 力戒 lì jiè to try everything to avoid / to guard against syn 躲 duǒ to hide / to dodge / to avoid syn 免 miǎn to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited syn 避 bì to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from syn 忌 jì to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) / to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things / to accept the situation and move on syn 讳 諱 huì to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior syn 讳疾忌医 諱疾忌醫 huì jí jì yī hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom) / fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice syn 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 义务 義務 yì wù duty / obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4]) / volunteer (work etc) syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn 操作 cāo zuò to work / to operate / to manipulate 健身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn 创作 創作 chuàng zuò to create / to produce / to write / a creative work / a creation syn 处女 處女 chǔ nǚ virgin / maiden / maiden (voyage etc) / virgin (land) / (a novelist's) first (work) syn 共事 gòng shì to work together syn 做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn 事务 事務 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database) syn 