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to stop work

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xie1gong1 xiēgōng

Meaning


Primary

to stop work

Alternatives

stop work, stopped work, stops work, stopping work, stop working, stopped working

Mnemonic


歇工 To stop work is to cease 工 work and go 歇 rest instead.

Usage


工人 因為 雨天 歇工。

The workers stopped working because of the rain.

工人們 下午 歇工 了。

The workers stopped working in the afternoon.