Usage of the character 工

senior engineer (abbr. for 高級工程師／高级工程师 (gāojígōngchéngshī))
(Tw) industrial vocational high school (abbr. for 高級工業職業學校／高级工业职业学校 (gāojígōngyèzhíyèxuéxiào))

Gònggōng

共工

[共工]

God of Water

gōngwèi

工位

[工位]

workstation

gōngzī

工资

[工資]

wages; pay
CL:份 (fèn)

gōngfēng

工蜂

[工蜂]

worker bee

wángōng

完工

[完工]

to finish work
to complete a project

nígōng

泥工

[泥工]

mason
masonry work

xuàngōng

旋工

[鏇工]

lathe operator
spinning wheel worker

bàogōng

刨工

[刨工]

planing
planing machine operator
planer

duìgōng

对工

[對工]

proper

dàigōng

怠工

[怠工]

to slacken off in one's work
to go slow (as a form of strike)

gōngbīng

工兵

[工兵]

military engineer

bāogōng

包工

[包工]

to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications
to contract for a job
contractor

zhāogōng

招工

[招工]

to recruit employees

jiāngōng

监工

[監工]

workplace overseer
foreman

qīnggōng

青工

[青工]

young worker (esp of the CCP)

gōngchǎng

工厂

[工廠]

factory
CL:家 (jiā),座 (zuò)

gōngyì

工艺

[工藝]

arts and crafts
industrial arts

huàgōng

化工

[化工]

chemical industry (abbr. for 化學工業／化学工业 (huàxuègongyē))
chemical engineering (abbr. for 化學工程／化学工程 (huàxuègongchēng))

yígōng

移工

[移工]

(Tw) foreign worker (abbr. for 移住勞工／移住劳工 (yízhùláogōng))

Gōngtǐ

工体

[工體]

abbr. for 北京工人體育場／北京工人体育场 ( Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùchǎng), Workers Stadium

gǎngōng

赶工

[趕工]

to work against the clock
to hurry with work to get it done in time

gōngliáo

工寮

[工寮]

(Tw) (on-site) workers' dormitory hut; workers' shed

gōngshí

工时

[工時]

man-hour

xiàgōng

下工

[下工]

to knock off (at the end of a day's work)
to finish work

dāogōng

刀工

[刀工]

knife work (food preparation)

tónggōng

同工

[同工]

fellow workers

xǐgōng

铣工

[銑工]

milling (machining)
milling machine operator

yìgōng

义工

[義工]

volunteer worker
volunteer work

zhènggōng

政工

[政工]

political work
ideological work

kǔgōng

苦工

[苦工]

hard labor (in penal code)
coolie

huàngōng

换工

[換工]

to change workshifts

fùgōng

复工

[復工]

to return to work (after a stoppage)

shōugōng

收工

[收工]

to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)
to knock off

gōngzuò

工作

[工作]

to work
(of a machine) to operate
job
work
task
CL:個／个 (gè),份 (fèn),項／项 (xiàng)

yuègōng

月工

[月工]

worker employed by the month

wǎgōng

瓦工

[瓦工]

tiling
bricklaying
plastering

bānggōng

帮工

[幫工]

to help with farm work
casual laborer

hàngōng

焊工

[焊工]

welder
solderer
CL:名 (míng)
welding

gōngnóng

工农

[工農]

workers and peasants

gōngtóu

工头

[工頭]

foreman

nángōng

男工

[男工]

male worker

gōngzhěng

工整

[工整]

fine work
carefully and neatly done

gōngkuàng

工矿

[工礦]

industry and mining

núgōng

奴工

[奴工]

slave labor
slave worker

Gōngténg

工藤

[工藤]

Kudō (Japanese surname)

láogōng

劳工

[勞工]

labor
laborer

wōgōng

窝工

[窩工]

(of workers) to have no work to do
to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)

mǎogōng

铆工

[鉚工]

riveter
worker with rivets

réngōng

人工

[人工]

artificial
manpower
manual work

gōngshì

工事

[工事]

defensive structure
military fortifications
(Tw) construction works
civil engineering works

míngōng

民工

[民工]

migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
temporary worker enlisted on a public project

chēgōng

车工

[車工]

lathe work
lathe operator

Gōngnóng

工农

[工農]

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

shǒugōng

手工

[手工]

handwork
manual

zīgōng

资工

[資工]

abbr. of 資訊工程／资讯工程 (zīxùngōngchéng)

gōnghào

工号

[工號]

employee number

kuànggōng

矿工

[礦工]

miner

gōngkuàng

工况

[工況]

working condition (of equipment)

Jīnggōng

精工

[精工]

Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company

gōngjiàng

工匠

[工匠]

artisan
smith

zuògōng

做工

[做工]

to work with one's hands
manual work
workmanship

tìgōng

替工

[替工]

replacement worker
substitute worker

jìgōng

技工

[技工]

skilled worker

gōngjù

工具

[工具]

tool
instrument
utensil
means (to achieve a goal etc)

jīnggōng

精工

[精工]

refined
delicate
exquisite (craftsmanship)

zhígōng

职工

[職工]

employee; staff member; worker

sàngōng

散工

[散工]

to release from work at the end of the day

chúgōng

厨工

[廚工]

kitchen helper; assistant cook

jìgōng

记工

[記工]

to record work points 工分 (gōngfēn)

hùgōng

护工

[護工]

nurse's aide
nursing assistant
care worker

shànggōng

上工

[上工]

to go to work
to start work

línggōng

零工

[零工]

temporary job; odd job

gōngfáng

工坊

[工坊]

workshop

biàngōng

变工

[變工]

to exchange labor
labor exchange (system of sharing workforce resources)

shígōng

石工

[石工]

stonemasonry
stonemason

fēngōng

分工

[分工]

to divide up the work
division of labor

zhùgōng

铸工

[鑄工]

foundry work
foundry worker

Gōng Bù

工部

[工部]

Ministry of Works (in imperial China)

gōngyè

工业

[工業]

industry

jùngōng

竣工

[竣工]

to complete a project

gōngqī

工期

[工期]

time allocated for a project
completion date

wùgōng

误工

[誤工]

to be late for or absent from work
to disrupt one's work; to cause a holdup in the work
loss of working time; a holdup

gōnghuì

工会

[工會]

labor union
trade union
CL:個／个 (gè)

gōngzhǒng

工种

[工種]

kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)

gōngqián

工钱

[工錢]

salary
wages

dǎgōng

打工

[打工]

to work a temporary or casual job
(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

tōugōng

偷工

[偷工]

to skimp on the job
to avoid work

měigōng

美工

[美工]

art design
art designer

hégōng

河工

[河工]

river conservancy works (dike maintenance, dredging etc)
river conservancy worker

gōngdú

工读

[工讀]

(of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies)
(of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study

gōngdǎng

工党

[工黨]

worker's party
labor party

wùgōng

务工

[務工]

to work as a laborer

gōngfáng

工房

[工房]

workshop
temporary housing for workers
workers' living quarters

gōngxiào

工校

[工校]

technical school
abbr. for 工業學校／工业学校 (gōngyèxuéxiào)

lǐnggōng

领工

[領工]

to work as a foreman
foreman
supervisor

túgōng

徒工

[徒工]

apprentice
trainee worker

lǐgōng

理工

[理工]

science and engineering as academic subjects

fànggōng

放工

[放工]

to knock off work for the day

diàngōng

电工

[電工]

electrician
electrical engineering
electrical work (in a house)

shīgōng

施工

[施工]

construction
to carry out construction or large-scale repairs

gōngwěi

工委

[工委]

working committee

gōngchéng

工程

[工程]

engineering
an engineering project
project
undertaking
CL:個／个 (gè),項／项 (xiàng)

guǎngōng

管工

[管工]

plumber
pipe-worker

gōngrén

工人

[工人]

worker
CL:個／个 (gè),名 (míng)

dūgōng

督工

[督工]

to oversee workers
overseer; foreman

gōngfu

工夫

[工夫]

period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
spare time
skill
labor
effort

tègōng

特工

[特工]

secret service
special service
secret service agent
special agent

fǎngōng

返工

[返工]

to do poorly done work over again
(Guangdong dialect) to go to work

gōngkē

工科

[工科]

engineering as an academic subject

tínggōng

停工

[停工]

to stop work
to shut down
to stop production

zhìgōng

志工

[志工]

volunteer

wǔgōng

仵工

[仵工]

pallbearer

zágōng

杂工

[雜工]

unskilled worker

gōngpín

工频

[工頻]

utility frequency
power frequency
mains frequency

qīnggōng

轻工

[輕工]

light engineering

gōngfū

工夫

[工夫]

(old) laborer

shìgōng

试工

[試工]

to work for a trial period
worker on probation

dònggōng

动工

[動工]

to start (a building project)

gōngqiān

工签

[工簽]

work visa; work permit (abbr. for 工作簽證／工作签证 (gōngzuòqiānzhèng))

gōngfēn

工分

[工分]

work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)

jùgōng

锯工

[鋸工]

a sawyer

bàgōng

罢工

[罷工]

a strike
to go on strike

kāigōng

开工

[開工]

to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
to start a construction job

gōnglíng

工龄

[工齡]

length of service
seniority

shìgōng

事工

[事工]

(Christianity) ministry (work of a spiritual or charitable nature)

sǎngōng

散工

[散工]

day labor
piece-time work

chuángōng

船工

[船工]

boatman
boat builder

ēiluó

工口

[工口]

erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")

tónggōng

童工

[童工]

child labor

táogōng

陶工

[陶工]

pottery
potter

gōngdì

工地

[工地]

construction site

nónggōng

农工

[農工]

agricultural worker
abbr. for 農業工人／农业工人
peasant and worker (in Marxism)

dàigōng

代工

[代工]

OEM (original equipment manufacturer)

duǎngōng

短工

[短工]

temporary job
odd job
seasonal worker

mùgōng

木工

[木工]

woodwork
carpentry
woodworker
carpenter

qiángōng

钳工

[鉗工]

fitter
benchwork

chuògōng

辍工

[輟工]

to stop work

jiāgōng

加工

[加工]

to process
processing
working (of machinery)

gōngbǐ

工笔

[工筆]

gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description

gōngxué

工学

[工學]

engineering
industrial science

gōngxù

工序

[工序]

working procedure
process

chǎnggōng

厂工

[廠工]

factory
factory worker

yuángōng

员工

[員工]

staff; personnel; employee

gōngdān

工单

[工單]

work order

kuànggōng

旷工

[曠工]

to skip work
absence without leave

nügōng

女工

[女工]

working woman
variant of 女紅／女红 (nügōng)

zhuàngōng

篆工

[篆工]

craftsman engaged in carving characters

yōnggōng

佣工

[傭工]

hired laborer
servant

gōngyǒu

工友

[工友]

odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office
(old) worker
fellow worker

duìgōngr

对工儿

[對工兒]

proper

gōngxīnzú

工薪族

[工薪族]

salaried class

shǒugōngyè

手工业

[手工業]

handicraft

dǎgōngrén

打工人

[打工人]

worker

gōngxuéyuàn

工学院

[工學院]

school of engineering
college of engineering

gōngjùtiáo

工具条

[工具條]

toolbar (in computer software)

qīngjiégōng

清洁工

[清潔工]

cleaner
janitor
garbage collector

gōngzuòzhě

工作者

[工作者]

worker

duōgōngqì

多工器

[多工器]

multiplexer

gōngzuòliú

工作流

[工作流]

workflow

shuǐnuǎngōng

水暖工

[水暖工]

plumber
heating engineer

bāogōngtóu

包工头

[包工頭]

chief labor contractor

bānyùngōng

搬运工

[搬運工]

porter

gōngzuòduì

工作队

[工作隊]

a working group; a task force

gōngzìliáng

工字梁

[工字梁]

I-beam

zhōngdiǎngōng

钟点工

[鐘點工]

hourly worker
hourly job

bājígōng

八级工

[八級工]

grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale)
top-grade worker

Kǎogōng Jì

考工记

[考工記]

The Artificer's Record, a technology treaty compiled towards the end of the Spring and Autumn period

jiàozhígōng

教职工

[教職工]

teaching and administrative staff

duōgōnghuà

多工化

[多工化]

to multiplex

hégōngyè

核工业

[核工業]

nuclear industry

měigōngdāo

美工刀

[美工刀]

utility knife
box cutter

gōngzuòmiàn

工作面

[工作面]

(mining) face (as in coalface 採煤工作面／采煤工作面 (cǎiméigōngzuòmiàn))
(machining) working surface (of a workpiece)

gōngdìxiù

工地秀

[工地秀]

concert held at a real estate development site to attract home buyers (Tw)

shǒugōngyì

手工艺

[手工藝]

handicraft
arts and crafts

jiāyóugōng

加油工

[加油工]

gas station attendant

guǎnzigōng

管子工

[管子工]

plumber
pipe-fitter

nóngmíngōng

农民工

[農民工]

migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)

gōngzìgāng

工字钢

[工字鋼]

I-beam

gōngzuòbiǎo

工作表

[工作表]

worksheet

gōngyèguó

工业国

[工業國]

industrialized countries

gōngjùlán

工具栏

[工具欄]

toolbar (in computer software)

bīnggōngchǎng

兵工厂

[兵工廠]

munitions factory

fèigōngfu

费工夫

[費工夫]

to spend a great deal of time and effort
(of a task) demanding
exacting

gōngzuòliàng

工作量

[工作量]

workload; volume of work

qìzhuāngōng

砌砖工

[砌磚工]

bricklaying

jiāgōngchǎng

加工厂

[加工廠]

processing plant

lājīgōng

垃圾工

[垃圾工]

garbage collector

réngōnghú

人工湖

[人工湖]

artificial lake

gōngjùshū

工具书

[工具書]

reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)

gōngyìpǐn

工艺品

[工藝品]

handicraft article
handiwork
CL:個／个 (gè)

réngōngfèi

人工费

[人工費]

labor cost

Gōngnóngqū

工农区

[工農區]

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

gōngnóngyè

工农业

[工農業]

industry and agriculture

jīxiègōng

机械工

[機械工]

a mechanic

gōngzuòcān

工作餐

[工作餐]

working meal

gōngzuòliè

工作列

[工作列]

taskbar (computing) (Tw)

huàgōngchǎng

化工厂

[化工廠]

chemical factory; chemical plant

gōngzuòzhàn

工作站

[工作站]

(computer) workstation

shuāngzhígōng

双职工

[雙職工]

working couple (husband and wife both employed)

gōngzuòshì

工作室

[工作室]

studio
workshop

gōngshāngyè

工商业

[工商業]

business

gōngyèpǐn

工业品

[工業品]

manufactured goods

gōngchéngshī

工程师

[工程師]

engineer
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

zhuāngxiègōng

装卸工

[裝卸工]

docker
longshoreman

gōngchěpǔ

工尺谱

[工尺譜]

traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes

gōngzuòtái

工作台

[工作檯]

workbench
work station

tiāoshāngōng

挑山工

[挑山工]

laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles

réngōnghé

人工河

[人工河]

canal
man-made waterway

jìgōngyuán

记工员

[記工員]

work-point recorder

zhònggōngyè

重工业

[重工業]

heavy industry
manufacturing

zuògōngfu

做工夫

[做工夫]

to practice (work skills)

lǐgōngkē

理工科

[理工科]

science and engineering as academic subjects

shègōngrén

社工人

[社工人]

social worker

gōngyèqū

工业区

[工業區]

industrial zone

gōngjùliàn

工具链

[工具鏈]

(computing) toolchain

gōngyèhuà

工业化

[工業化]

to industrialize
industrialization

gōngjùrén

工具人

[工具人]

(neologism c. 2010) (slang) a person used by sb as a means to an end

yímíngōng

移民工

[移民工]

migrant worker

Xīgōngqū

西工区

[西工區]

Xigong district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南

gōngchéngtú

工程图

[工程圖]

engineering graphics
technical drawing

gōngzuòzǔ

工作组

[工作組]

work team
working group
task force

gōngzuòfú

工作服

[工作服]

work clothes

réngōngdǎo

人工岛

[人工島]

artificial island

gōngnóngbīng

工农兵

[工農兵]

workers, peasants, and soldiers
the proletariat

zuògōngzuò

做工作

[做工作]

to do one's work
to work on sb
to try to persuade sb

gōngshāngjiè

工商界

[工商界]

industry
the world of business

gōngzhuāngkù

工装裤

[工裝褲]

overalls (clothing)
coveralls

zhuāgōngfu

抓工夫

[抓工夫]

to maximize one's time
to catch some time out
to find enough time
(also 抓功夫)

gōngchéngxué

工程学

[工程學]

engineering

qīnggōngyè

轻工业

[輕工業]

light industry

gōngjùxiāng

工具箱

[工具箱]

toolbox

qiānguǎngōng

铅管工

[鉛管工]

plumber

Gōngréndǎng

工人党

[工人黨]

Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)

línshígōng

临时工

[臨時工]

temporary worker; temp
temporary work

Kù Gōngdǎng

库工党

[庫工黨]

abbr. for Kurdistan Workers' Party 庫爾德工人黨／库尔德工人党 ( Kù'ěrdé Gōngréndǎng)

Gōngxìnbù

工信部

[工信部]

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)

xiàgōngfu

下工夫

[下工夫]

to put in time and energy
to concentrate one's efforts

gōngzuòrì

工作日

[工作日]

workday
working day
weekday

xìnggōngzuò

性工作

[性工作]

employment as sex worker
prostitution

xiǎoshígōng

小时工

[小時工]

hourly worker
hourly job

shǒugōngtái

手工台

[手工檯]

workbench

hégōngchéng

核工程

[核工程]

nuclear engineering

gōngjùjī

工具机

[工具機]

machine tool

shuǐguǎngōng

水管工

[水管工]

plumber

mògōngbìng

磨工病

[磨工病]

grinder's disease
silicosis
also written 矽末病

lǐgōngnán

理工男

[理工男]

geek; techie

gōngdúshēng

工读生

[工讀生]

student who also works part-time
(old) reform-school student

dǎchánggōng

打长工

[打長工]

to work as long-term hired hand

gōngzuòkuáng

工作狂

[工作狂]

workaholic

gōngshāngjià

工伤假

[工傷假]

injury leave

dǎgōngzǎi

打工仔

[打工仔]

young worker
employee
young male worker

dǎgōngmèi

打工妹

[打工妹]

young female worker

shuǐdiàngōng

水电工

[水電工]

plumbing and electrical work
tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work

bāoshēngōng

包身工

[包身工]

indentured laborer

gōngfuchá

工夫茶

[工夫茶]

very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
variant of 功夫茶 (gōngfuchá)

móyánggōng

磨洋工

[磨洋工]

to idle on the job

tǔlìgōngchéng

土力工程

[土力工程]

geotechnical engineering

zhuāngpèigōngchǎng

装配工厂

[裝配工廠]

assembly plant

gōngzuòguòdù

工作过度

[工作過度]

overwork

wēixìjiāgōng

微细加工

[微細加工]

microminiature technology

zhèngchánggōngzuò

正常工作

[正常工作]

normal operation
proper functioning

guófánggōngyè

国防工业

[國防工業]

defense industry

yìqǔtónggōng

异曲同工

[異曲同工]

different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
different methods leading to the same result
different approach but equally satisfactory outcome

Gōngbùjiāngdá

工布江达

[工布江達]

Gongbo'gyamda county, Tibetan: Kong po rgya mda' rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet

shéngōngguǐfǔ

神工鬼斧

[神工鬼斧]

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship

jiàzhígōngchéng

价值工程

[價值工程]

value engineering

jīxiègōngchéng

机械工程

[機械工程]

mechanical engineering

Gōng Shāng Yínháng

工商银行

[工商銀行]

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

tǔmùgōngchéng

土木工程

[土木工程]

civil engineering

jìjiàngōngzī

计件工资

[計件工資]

piece rate wage
remuneration based on one's output
opposite: time rate wage 計時工資／计时工资 (jìshígōngzī)

fǎngzhīgōngyè

纺织工业

[紡織工業]

textile industry

yǐgōngdàizhèn

以工代赈

[以工代賑]

to provide work to relieve poverty

tíshuǐgōngchéng

提水工程

[提水工程]

project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes

dàolùgōngchéng

道路工程

[道路工程]

road construction

zhùgōngchējiān

铸工车间

[鑄工車間]

foundry (workshop or factory)

duōgōngzuòyè

多工作业

[多工作業]

multitasking

Běifāng Gōngyè

北方工业

[北方工業]

Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate

línggōngjīngjì

零工经济

[零工經濟]

gig economy

gōngyìměishù

工艺美术

[工藝美術]

applied art

jiāgōngchéngběn

加工成本

[加工成本]

processing cost

yíchuángōngchéng

遗传工程

[遺傳工程]

genetic engineering

rénjīgōngchéng

人机工程

[人機工程]

ergonomics
man-machine engineering

ānjūgōngchéng

安居工程

[安居工程]

housing project for low-income urban residents

diànzǐgōngyè

电子工业

[電子工業]

electronics industry

gōngzuòdānwèi

工作单位

[工作單位]

work unit

huánwèigōngrén

环卫工人

[環衛工人]

sanitation worker

liánggōngxīnkǔ

良工心苦

[良工心苦]

expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
A masterpiece demands suffering.

yǐnshuǐgōngchéng

引水工程

[引水工程]

water-induction engineering
irrigation engineering

yuǎnduāngōngzuò

远端工作

[遠端工作]

to telecommute; to work remotely

shīgōngdānwèi

施工单位

[施工單位]

unit in charge of construction
builder

réngōngchuīqì

人工吹气

[人工吹氣]

oral inflation

quánshígōngzuò

全时工作

[全時工作]

full-time work

bànrìgōngzuò

半日工作

[半日工作]

part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon

cèliánggōngjù

测量工具

[測量工具]

gauge
measuring tool

jiéshùgōngzuò

结束工作

[結束工作]

to finish work

tōugōngjiǎnliào

偷工减料

[偷工減料]

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
jerry-building
sloppy work

wàijíláogōng

外籍劳工

[外籍勞工]

foreign worker

jiāgōngshíxù

加工时序

[加工時序]

time course

jiàozhíyuángōng

教职员工

[教職員工]

teaching and administrative staff

jìngzuòbàgōng

静坐罢工

[靜坐罷工]

sit-in strike

xìnggōngzuòzhě

性工作者

[性工作者]

sex worker

Tuánjié Gōnghuì

团结工会

[團結工會]

Solidarity (Polish worker's union)

bàngōngbàndú

半工半读

[半工半讀]

part work, part study
work-study program

fēnbōduōgōng

分波多工

[分波多工]

wavelength division multiplexing
WDM

réngōngzhìnéng

人工智能

[人工智能]

artificial intelligence (AI)

xièyùgōngjù

泄欲工具

[洩慾工具]

sexual object

gōngyèyuánqū

工业园区

[工業園區]

industrial park

réngōnggàiniàn

人工概念

[人工概念]

artificial concept

kèyìqiúgōng

刻意求工

[刻意求工]

assiduous and painstaking

gōngyèdàxué

工业大学

[工業大學]

technical university
engineering college

Mòzhúgōngkǎ

墨竹工卡

[墨竹工卡]

Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

juémùgōngrén

掘墓工人

[掘墓工人]

grave digger

huàxuégōngyè

化学工业

[化學工業]

chemical industry (abbr. to 化工 (huàgong))

gōngkuàngyòngdì

工矿用地

[工礦用地]

industrial and mining area

jiāotōnggōngjù

交通工具

[交通工具]

means of transportation
vehicle

réngōngliúchǎn

人工流产

[人工流產]

abortion

fāgōngzīrì

发工资日

[發工資日]

payday

jìgōngxuéxiào

技工学校

[技工學校]

vocational high school (abbr. to 技校 (jixiào))

duōgōngyùnzuò

多工运作

[多工運作]

multithreading

yǎnshēnggōngjù

衍生工具

[衍生工具]

derivative (finance)

féngyīgōngrén

缝衣工人

[縫衣工人]

needleworker

gōngzuòbàogào

工作报告

[工作報告]

working report
operating report

shēngwùgōngchéng

生物工程

[生物工程]

bioengineering
genetic engineering

réngōngzhìhuì

人工智慧

[人工智慧]

artificial intelligence (Tw)

jiāgōngmàoyì

加工贸易

[加工貿易]

process trade
trade involving assembly

gōngxīnjiēcéng

工薪阶层

[工薪階層]

salaried class

gōngzuòshíjiān

工作时间

[工作時間]

working hours

gōngyúxīnjì

工于心计

[工於心計]

scheming
calculating

gōngchéngtúxué

工程图学

[工程圖學]

engineering graphics
technical drawing

tónggōngtóngchóu

同工同酬

[同工同酬]

equal pay for equal work

gāngtiěgōngyè

钢铁工业

[鋼鐵工業]

steel industry

Hégōngyèbù

核工业部

[核工業部]

Ministry of Nuclear Industry

gǎnxìnggōngxué

感性工学

[感性工學]

kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku")

gōngzuòjìyì

工作记忆

[工作記憶]

working memory

gōngzuòrényuán

工作人员

[工作人員]

staff member

guǐfǔshéngōng

鬼斧神工

[鬼斧神工]

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship

huàxuégōngchéng

化学工程

[化學工程]

chemical engineering

wǎngluòtègōng

网络特工

[網絡特工]

anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator

zīxùngōngchéng

资讯工程

[資訊工程]

information engineering (Tw)

diànzǐgōngchéng

电子工程

[電子工程]

electronic engineering

réngōnghūxī

人工呼吸

[人工呼吸]

artificial respiration (medicine)

qìchējìgōng

汽车技工

[汽車技工]

auto mechanic

zhìxiégōngrén

制鞋工人

[製鞋工人]

shoemaker
cobbler

réngōngshòujīng

人工授精

[人工授精]

artificial insemination

fēnshíduōgōng

分时多工

[分時多工]

time division multiplexing
TDM

bùfengōngshí

部分工时

[部分工時]

part-time work

qíngōngjiǎnxué

勤工俭学

[勤工儉學]

to work part-time while studying
work-study program

jīxiègōngrén

机械工人

[機械工人]

mechanic

lǐgōngdàxué

理工大学

[理工大學]

University of Science and Engineering
also sometimes Institute of Technology

Gōngrén Rìbào

工人日报

[工人日報]

Workers' Daily, Chinese newspaper founded in 1949

gōngyèxuéxiào

工业学校

[工業學校]

technical or industrial school
CL:個／个 (gè),所 (suǒ)

gǎngwèigōngzī

岗位工资

[崗位工資]

standard salary for a specific job (contrasted with performance pay 績效工資／绩效工资 (jìxiàogōngzī) or commission 提成 (tíchéng) etc)

réngōng'ěrwō

人工耳蜗

[人工耳蝸]

cochlear implant

shuǐlìgōngchéng

水利工程

[水利工程]

hydraulic engineering

gōngzuòliúchéng

工作流程

[工作流程]

workflow

shuǐguǎngōngrén

水管工人

[水管工人]

plumber

jiāgōngxiàolü

加工效率

[加工效率]

processing efficiency

jìshígōngzī

计时工资

[計時工資]

payment by the hour; time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 計件工資／计件工资 (jìjiàngōngzī))

xuèhàngōngchǎng

血汗工厂

[血汗工廠]

sweatshop

zhìtáogōngrén

制陶工人

[製陶工人]

potter

rìchánggōngzuò

日常工作

[日常工作]

routine

réngōngzhàoliàng

人工照亮

[人工照亮]

artificial lighting

lüèmàihuágōng

掠卖华工

[掠賣華工]

Chinese people press-ganged and sold into slavery during Western colonialism

mínzúgōngyè

民族工业

[民族工業]

national industry
industry run by Chinese nationals or ethnic Chinese

diànqìgōngchéng

电气工程

[電氣工程]

electrical engineering

tǔfānggōngchéng

土方工程

[土方工程]

earthwork

jīyīngōngchéng

基因工程

[基因工程]

genetic engineering

gōngrénjiējí

工人阶级

[工人階級]

working class

gōngyèshèjì

工业设计

[工業設計]

industrial design

réngōngshòuyùn

人工受孕

[人工受孕]

artificial insemination

pàigěigōngzuò

派给工作

[派給工作]

to task

Jīndùn Gōngchéng

金盾工程

[金盾工程]

Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城／防火长城 ( Fánghuǒ Chángchéng) as a component

Gōngyè Gémìng

工业革命

[工業革命]

Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830

shèhuìgōngzuò

社会工作

[社會工作]

social work

shìnónggōngshāng

士农工商

[士農工商]

"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

gōngdúxuéxiào

工读学校

[工讀學校]

reformatory
reform school

chǎnyègōngrén

产业工人

[產業工人]

industrial worker

fángyùgōngshì

防御工事

[防禦工事]

fortification
defensive structure

réntǐgōngxué

人体工学

[人體工學]

ergonomics

Mǎgōng Méisù

马工枚速

[馬工枚速]

Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
to each his good points

jiànzhùgōngrén

建筑工人

[建築工人]

construction worker
builder

fámùgōngrén

伐木工人

[伐木工人]

lumberjack
tree cutter

gōngyèxiàndàihuà

工业现代化

[工業現代化]

modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

dòufuzhāgōngchéng

豆腐渣工程

[豆腐渣工程]

jerry-built building project
lit. built on soybean dregs

zuòzhǔnbèigōngzuò

做准备工作

[做準備工作]

to make preparations

Mòzhúgōngkǎxiàn

墨竹工卡县

[墨竹工卡縣]

Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

quánduāngōngchéngshī

全端工程师

[全端工程師]

full-stack developer (computing)

hòucíhuìjiāgōng

后词汇加工

[後詞彙加工]

post-lexical access

zhīshigōngchéngshī

知识工程师

[知識工程師]

knowledge worker

màngōngchūqiǎojiàng

慢工出巧匠

[慢工出巧匠]

patient work makes a skilled craftsman

Báishā Gōngnóngqū

白沙工农区

[白沙工農區]

Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan, county-level city 萬源／万源 ( Wànyuán) in 1993

jiàoyùgōngzuòzhě

教育工作者

[教育工作者]

educator

yìwùgōngzuòzhě

义务工作者

[義務工作者]

volunteer
voluntary worker

shèhuìgōngzuòzhě

社会工作者

[社會工作者]

social worker

hésìyǐchěgōng

合四乙尺工

[合四乙尺工]

names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

gōngyèhuàguójiā

工业化国家

[工業化國家]

industrialized country

gōngzuòwěiyuánhuì

工作委员会

[工作委員會]

working committee

shēngwùgōngchéngxué

生物工程学

[生物工程學]

biotechnology

shípǐnjiāgōngjī

食品加工机

[食品加工機]

food processor

màngōngchūxìhuò

慢工出细货

[慢工出細貨]

patient work makes a fine product

réngōngdiànzǐ'ěr

人工电子耳

[人工電子耳]

cochlear implant

kējìgōngzuòzhě

科技工作者

[科技工作者]

worker in science and technology

xīnwéngōngzuòzhě

新闻工作者

[新聞工作者]

journalist

jìsuànjīgōngyè

计算机工业

[計算機工業]

computer industry

xínglǐbānyùngōng

行李搬运工

[行李搬運工]

baggage handler

gōngzuòguǎnlǐyuán

工作管理员

[工作管理員]

(computing) task manager (Tw)

Zhōngguó Gōngchéngyuàn

中国工程院

[中國工程院]

Chinese Academy of Engineering

bājígōngzīzhì

八级工资制

[八級工資制]

eight grade wage scale (system)

cǎiméigōngzuòmiàn

采煤工作面

[採煤工作面]

(mining) coalface

Gōngbùjiāngdáxiàn

工布江达县

[工布江達縣]

Gongbo'gyamda county, Tibetan: Kong po rgya mda' rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet

Gōngyè Qīguó Jítuán

工业七国集团

[工業七國集團]

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

Héféi Gōngyè Dàxué

合肥工业大学

[合肥工業大學]

Hefei University of Technology

zuìgāogōngzīxiàn'é

最高工资限额

[最高工資限額]

wage ceiling

Zhōngguó Gōngshāng Yínháng

中国工商银行

[中國工商銀行]

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué

北京理工大学

[北京理工大學]

Beijing Institute of Technology

Dàlián Lǐgōng Dàxué

大连理工大学

[大連理工大學]

Dalian University of Technology

Bólín Gōngyè Dàxué

柏林工业大学

[柏林工業大學]

Technical University of Berlin, Germany (Technische Universitaet zu Berlin)

Dìguó Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

帝国理工学院

[帝國理工學院]

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London

diànnǎofǔzhùgōngchéng

电脑辅助工程

[電腦輔助工程]

computer-aided engineering

Xiānggǎng Lǐgōng Dàxué

香港理工大学

[香港理工大學]

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Huádōng Lǐgōng Dàxué

华东理工大学

[華東理工大學]

East China University of Science and Technology

gōngshāngguǎnlǐshuòshì

工商管理硕士

[工商管理碩士]

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jiāzhōu Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加州理工学院

[加州理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
abbr. for 加利福尼亞理工學院／加利福尼亚理工学院

bāxiǎoshígōngzuòzhì

八小时工作制

[八小時工作制]

eight-hour working day

Nánjīng Lǐgōng Dàxué

南京理工大学

[南京理工大學]

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Héběi Gōngyè Dàxué

河北工业大学

[河北工業大學]

Hebei University of Technology

Huánán Lǐgōng Dàxué

华南理工大学

[華南理工大學]

South China University of Technology

Ahēng Gōngyè Dàxué

阿亨工业大学

[阿亨工業大學]

RWTH Aachen University

Nányáng Lǐgōng Dàxué

南洋理工大学

[南洋理工大學]

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Jíbǔlì Gōngzuòshì

吉卜力工作室

[吉卜力工作室]

Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio

shēngwùyīxuégōngchéng

生物医学工程

[生物醫學工程]

biomedical engineering

Guójì Láogōng Zǔzhī

国际劳工组织

[國際勞工組織]

International Labor Organization

Běijīng Gōngyè Dàxué

北京工业大学

[北京工業大學]

Beijing University of Technology

Sōngxià Diànqì Gōngyè

松下电气工业

[松下電氣工業]

Matsushita Electronics Industry

Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué

西北工业大学

[西北工業大學]

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Kù'ěrdé Gōngréndǎng

库尔德工人党

[庫爾德工人黨]

Kurdistan Worker's Party (PPK)

gàiniànqūdòngjiāgōng

概念驱动加工

[概念驅動加工]

concept-driven processing

Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

麻省理工学院

[麻省理工學院]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù

统一战线工作部

[統一戰線工作部]

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)

módāobùwùkǎncháigōng

磨刀不误砍柴工

[磨刀不誤砍柴工]

lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
a beard well lathered is half shaved

bādàgōngyèguózǔzhī

八大工业国组织

[八大工業國組織]

G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)

qīdàgōngyèguójítuán

七大工业国集团

[七大工業國集團]

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒnggōnghuì

中华全国总工会

[中華全國總工會]

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)

Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùchǎng

北京工人体育场

[北京工人體育場]

Workers Stadium

Xiānggǎng Gōnghuì Liánhéhuì

香港工会联合会

[香港工會聯合會]

Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

Hā'ěrbīn Gōngyè Dàxué

哈尔滨工业大学

[哈爾濱工業大學]

Harbin Institute of Technology

Yīngguó Gōngchéng Jìshù Xuéhuì

英国工程技术学会

[英國工程技術學會]

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Anhuī Gōngchéng Kējì Xuéyuàn

安徽工程科技学院

[安徽工程科技學院]

Anhui University of Technology and Science

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Gōngyè Jítuán

中国船舶工业集团

[中國船舶工業集團]

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

Zhōngguó Hángkōng Gōngyè Gōngsī

中国航空工业公司

[中國航空工業公司]

Aviation Industries of China (AVIC)

Zhōngguó Běifāng Gōngyè Gōngsī

中国北方工业公司

[中國北方工業公司]

China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)

Zhōngguó Hángtiān Gōngyè Gōngsī

中国航天工业公司

[中國航天工業公司]

China Aerospace Corporation, forerunner of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 中國航天科技集團公司／中国航天科技集团公司

Anhuī Jiànzhù Gōngyè Xuéyuàn

安徽建筑工业学院

[安徽建築工業學院]

Anhui University of Architecture

Zhōngguó Chángchéng Gōngyè Gōngsī

中国长城工业公司

[中國長城工業公司]

China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)

Shànghǎi Qìchē Gōngyè Jítuán

上海汽车工业集团

[上海汽車工業集團]

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)

Sūlíshì Liánbāng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

苏黎世联邦理工学院

[蘇黎世聯邦理工學院]

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university

Jiālìfúníyà Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加利福尼亚理工学院

[加利福尼亞理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

fǎn Měishìgōngzuòfù Měishìshēnghuó

反美是工作赴美是生活

[反美是工作赴美是生活]

being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Zhònggōng Jítuán Gōngsī

中国船舶重工集团公司

[中國船舶重工集團公司]