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HSK 1 · Work

工作

gōng zuò

work; job; to work

Stroke order of 工作

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

工 · 3 strokes作 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

A carpenter's square "工" and a person "亻" doing "作" things: work.

Parts: 工 work (a carpenter's tool) + 作 do; make (亻 person + 乍)

Example sentence

我爸爸在北京工作。

My dad works in Beijing.

Words with 工

Words with 作

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