事 shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor 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 活 huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship 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 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 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 作品 zuò pǐn work (of art) / opus / CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] syn 操作 cāo zuò to work / to operate / to manipulate 合作 hé zuò to cooperate / to collaborate / to work together syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] 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 劳动 勞動 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4] syn 创作 創作 chuàng zuò to create / to produce / to write / a creative work / a creation syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) syn 义务 義務 yì wù duty / obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4]) / volunteer (work etc) syn 事务 事務 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database) 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 人工 rén gōng artificial / manpower / manual work syn 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 健身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn 作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn 著作 zhù zuò to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4] syn 值班 zhí bān to work a shift / on duty syn 力争 力爭 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly syn 加班 jiā bān to work overtime syn 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn detective / to do detective work syn 害羞 hài xiū shy / embarrassed / bashful syn 敬业 敬業 jìng yè dedicated to one's work syn 琢磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work syn 赏析 賞析 shǎng xī understanding and enjoying (a work of art) syn 致力 zhì lì to work for / to devote one's efforts to syn 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 作息 zuò xī to work and rest syn 娇羞 嬌羞 jiāo xiū bashful / shy / shyness / modesty 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 编入 編入 biān rù to include (in a list etc) / to assign (to a class, a work unit etc) 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn 大干 大幹 dà gàn to go all out / to work energetically 操劳 操勞 cāo láo to work hard / to look after syn 务农 務農 wù nóng farming / to work the land syn 社工 shè gōng social work / social worker 埋首 mái shǒu to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc) 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work syn 营生 營生 yíng sheng (coll.) job / work syn 遗作 遺作 yí zuò posthumous work 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 千锤百炼 千錘百鍊 qiān chuí bǎi liàn after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life syn 停摆 停擺 tíng bǎi (of a pendulum) to stop swinging / (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt / to be suspended / to be canceled / shutdown / (sports) lockout 粗活 cū huó unskilled labor / heavy manual work 卖笑 賣笑 mài xiào to work as a good-time girl / to prostitute oneself 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 做鸭 做鴨 zuò yā (slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute 稼穑 稼穡 jià sè (literary) sowing and reaping / farm work syn 赏鉴 賞鑒 shǎng jiàn to appreciate (a work of art) syn 散工 sǎn gōng day labor / piece-time work 班 bān team / class / grade / (military) squad / work shift / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles syn 窝工 窩工 wō gōng (of workers) to have no work to do / to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc) 累 lèi tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard syn 原创 原創 yuán chuàng to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 流程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing syn 功率 gōng lǜ rate of work / power (output) 办事 辦事 bàn shì to handle (affairs) / to work syn 做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn 动感 動感 dòng gǎn sense of movement (often in a static work of art) / dynamic / vivid / lifelike syn 大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 制订 制訂 zhì dìng to work out / to formulate syn 处女 處女 chǔ nǚ virgin / maiden / maiden (voyage etc) / virgin (land) / (a novelist's) first (work) syn 运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around syn 着作 著作 zhù zuò literary work / writings / to write 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 执业 執業 zhí yè to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer) / practitioner / professional syn 分工 fēn gōng to divide up the work / division of labor 农民工 農民工 nóng mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) 电工 電工 diàn gōng electrician / electrical engineering / electrical work (in a house) 劳务 勞務 láo wù service (work done for money) / services (as in "goods and services") syn 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 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 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) 艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 加点 加點 jiā diǎn to work extra hours / to do overtime 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 羞涩 羞澀 xiū sè shy / bashful syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 