工作 (gōngzuò) means Work. Below are 22 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我哥哥在公司 工作 。
Wǒ gēge zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older brother works at a company.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 哥哥
今天 工作 很多，我很累。
Jīntiān gōngzuò hěn duō, wǒ hěn lèi.
There was a lot of work today, I'm tired.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 累
经理对他的 工作 很满意。
Jīnglǐ duì tā de gōngzuò hěn mǎnyì.
The manager is very satisfied with his work.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 满意
From the graded readers
她又问：“ 工作 怎么样？”
tā yòu wèn:" gōngzuò zěnmeyàng?"
Then she asked, "How's work?"
Graded reader · HSK 1 · A Phone Call
今年我因为 工作 ，没能回去。
jīnnián wǒ yīnwèi gōngzuò, méi néng huíqu.
This year I couldn't get back because of work.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
去年爸爸来看我 工作 的地方。
qùnián bàba láikàn wǒ gōngzuò de / dì dìfang.
Last year my father came to see where I work.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
小雨要去另一个城市 工作 了。
xiǎo yǔ yāo qù lìngyī gè chéngshì gōngzuòle.
Xiaoyu was leaving to work in another city.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
新 工作 的收入只有原来的一半。
xīn gōngzuò de / dì shōurù zhǐyǒu yuánlái de / dì yībàn.
The new job paid half what the old one had.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
我妈妈是医生，她的 工作 也很忙。
wǒ māma shì yīshēng, tā de / dì gōngzuò yě hěn máng.
My mum is a doctor and her job is busy too.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
我昨天晚上 工作 到很晚，睡得很少。
wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang gōngzuò dào hěn wǎn, shuì dehěn shǎo / shào.
I worked late last night and slept very little.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
她把手机交给了图书馆的 工作 人员。
tā bǎshǒu jī jiāogěi le / liǎo / liào túshūguǎn de / dì gōngzuò rényuán.
She'd handed it in to the library staff.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
毕业以后 工作 忙，就更没有时间了。
bìyè yǐhòu gōngzuò máng, jiù gèng / gēng méiyǒu shíjiān le / liǎo / liào.
After graduating, work was busy and there was even less time.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
我说：“ 工作 很忙，可是我很喜欢。”
wǒ shuō:" gōngzuò hěn máng, kěshì wǒ hěn xǐhuan."
I said, "Work is busy, but I like it."
Graded reader · HSK 1 · A Phone Call
她在信里问我：吃得好不好？睡得好不好？ 工作 累不累？
tā zài xìn lǐ wèn wǒ: chī dé / děi / de hǎo / hào bùhǎo? shuì dé / děi / de hǎo / hào bùhǎo? gōngzuò lèi / léi / lěi bù lèi / léi / lěi?
She asked in it: was I eating well, sleeping well, was work tiring?
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
那时候我在一家大公司 工作 ，收入不错， 工作 也很稳定。
nàshí hòu wǒ zài yī jiā dà gōngsī gōngzuò, shōurù búcuò, gōngzuò yě hěn wěndìng.
At the time I worked for a big company with a decent salary and a stable job.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
现在我给自己定了一条规矩：晚上十一点以后不看 工作 的消息。
xiànzài wǒ gěi zìjǐ dìngle yī tiáo guīju: wǎnshang shíyī diǎn yǐhòu bù kàn / kān gōngzuò de / dì xiāoxi.
Now I have one rule for myself: no work messages after eleven at night.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
Questions about 工作
How is 工作 used in a sentence?
This page shows 22 sentences using 工作 (gōngzuò, "Work"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 工作 an HSK word?
Yes — 工作 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 工作?
The dictionary page for 工作 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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