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gōngzuò

工作gōngzuògōngzuò
to work
FromLesson 2inHardcore Chinese

Usages of gōngzuò

我们wǒmen　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒmen zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
We are working at the company.
他tā　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　呢ne。tā xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò ne.
He is working at the company now.
明天míngtiān　她tā　会huì　去qù　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。míngtiān tā huì qù gōngsī gōngzuò.
Tomorrow she will go to the company to work.
您nín　在zài　哪儿nǎr　工作gōngzuò？nín zài nǎr gōngzuò?
Where do you work?
您好nínhǎo，我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。nínhǎo,wǒ zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Hello, I work at the company.
我wǒ　去qù　过guo　上海Shànghǎi，　也yě　在zài　北京Běijīng　工作gōngzuò　过guo。wǒ qù guo Shànghǎi, yě zài Běijīng gōngzuò guo.
I have been to Shanghai, and I have also worked in Beijing.
他tā　可能kěnéng　在zài　外面wàimiàn　工作gōngzuò，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　时间shíjiān。tā kěnéng zài wàimiàn gōngzuò, suǒyǐ méi shíjiān.
He might be working outside, so he has no time.
她tā　和hé　我wǒ　每天měitiān　一边yìbiān　工作gōngzuò，　一边yìbiān　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā hé wǒ měitiān yìbiān gōngzuò, yìbiān dǎ diànhuà.
She and I call on the phone while we work every day.
中午zhōngwǔ　他tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。zhōngwǔ tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
At noon he works at the company.
她tā　是shì　去年qùnián　来lái　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　的de，　我wǒ　是shì　今年jīnnián　来lái　的de。tā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.
除了chúle　周末zhōumò　以外yǐwài，　我wǒ　每天měitiān　都dōu　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒ měitiān dōu zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Except on weekends, I work at the company every day.
我Wǒ　哥哥gēge　已经yǐjīng　工作gōngzuò　了le，　妹妹mèimei　还hái　在zài　学校xuéxiào　学习xuéxí。Wǒ gēge yǐjīng gōngzuò le, mèimei hái zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
My older brother is already working; my younger sister is still studying at school.
我wǒ　姐姐jiějie　已经yǐjīng　大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　了le，　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.
大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.
她tā　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　工作gōngzuò。tā xiǎng liú zài zhè gè chéngshì gōngzuò.
She wants to stay in this city to work.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　先xiān　在zài　国内guónèi　工作gōngzuò，　再zài　出国chūguó　留学liúxué。wǒ xiǎng xiān zài guónèi gōngzuò, zài chūguó liúxué.
I want to first work in my own country, then go abroad to study.
她Tā　觉得juéde　学习xuéxí　和hé　工作gōngzuò　的de　压力yālì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　大dà。Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.
She feels the pressure from study and work is a bit heavy.
我wǒ　先xiān　去qù　邮局yóujú　把bǎ　包裹bāoguǒ　寄出去jìchūqù，　再zài　回huí　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒ xiān qù yóujú bǎ bāoguǒ jìchūqù, zài huí gōngsī gōngzuò.
I’ll go to the post office to mail out the package first, then go back to the company to work.
她tā　的de　丈夫zhàngfu　在zài　银行yínháng　工作gōngzuò。tā de zhàngfu zài yínháng gōngzuò.
Her husband works at a bank.
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