工作

Japanese

Kanji in this term
工	作

Noun

工作 (hiragana こうさく, romaji kōsaku)

1. handicraft, industrial art, woodwork
2. underground negotiation of political, foreign relations
3. activities of espionage

Derived terms

• 工作する (こうさくする, kōsakusuru): make
• 工作員

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
工作

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ kʊŋ˥˥tsuɔ˥˩ ]

Noun

工作 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin gōngzuò)

1. work

   工作進行地很順利。 (trad.)

   工作进行地很顺利。 (simp.)

   Work's going well.

2. job

   我的工作很辛苦，需要長途飛行。 (trad.)

   我的工作很辛苦，需要长途飞行。 (simp.)

   My job is very exhausting as I have to fly long distances.

Derived terms

• gōngzuòkuáng 工作狂
• gōngzuòrì 工作日

Verb

工作 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin gōngzuò)

1. to work

See also

• (Min Nan) trad. 做穡, simpl. 做穑 (chò-sit or chòe-sit)
• (Min Nan) trad. 空課, simpl. 空课 (khang-khòe or khang-khè)