工读 Traditional form: 工讀 Pinyin (reading): gōngdú Definitions: (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies) (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study Characters: 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker 读 - to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce Traditional characters: 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker 讀 - to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce