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HSK
2

to work part-time

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

da3gong1 dǎgōng

Meaning


Primary

to work part-time

Alternatives

work part-time, part-time job

Mnemonic


You are 打工 working part-time doing a strange type of 工 work. Every five seconds, you must 打 strike a big I-beam. It's a strange 打工 part-time job, but it pays well. Though you don't know why you are getting paid to do it.

Usage


他 在 饭店 打工。

He works part-time at a restaurant.