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 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) 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 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 荒废 荒廢 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields) / no longer cultivated / to lie waste / wasted / to neglect (one's work or study) 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 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 倾盆大雨 傾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ a downpour / rain bucketing down / (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently 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 道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 自修 zì xiū to study on one's own / self-study 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 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program 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 海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 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 推究 tuī jiū to study / to examine / to probe / to study the underlying principles 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 学 學 xué to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology 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 研究 yán jiū research / a study / CL:項|项[xiang4] / to research / to look into syn 学习 學習 xué xí to learn / to study syn 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn detective / to do detective work syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 作品 zuò pǐn work (of art) / opus / CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 干活 幹活 gàn huó to work / to be employed syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] 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 同学 同學 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 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 医学 醫學 yī xué medicine / medical science / study of medicine syn 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school 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 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn 办事 辦事 bàn shì to handle (affairs) / to work syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 行不通 xíng bu tōng won't work / will get (you) nowhere syn 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 公事 gōng shì work-related matters / documents syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around syn 加班 jiā bān to work overtime syn 作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 人工 rén gōng artificial / manpower / manual work syn 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 值班 zhí bān to work a shift / on duty syn 书房 書房 shū fáng study (room) / studio / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 致力 zhì lì to work for / to devote one's efforts to syn 进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) 劳动 勞動 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4] syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 外勤 wài qín work done in the field (rather than in the office or at the headquarters) / fieldwork / field personnel / fieldworker 考察 kǎo chá to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation syn 行得通 xíng de tōng practicable / realizable / will work syn 卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly / to give one's all / to slave away / to throw away one's life / to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) syn 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 