八级工

Traditional form:

八級工

Pinyin (reading):

bājígōng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 级 - level, rank; class, grade
• 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker

Traditional characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 級 - level, rank; class, grade
• 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker