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工作
gōng zuò
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- pinyin
- gōng zuò
- simplified
- 工作
- traditional
- 工作
1 · verb
to work
从事生产或处理事务等劳动。
Here a person works; machine operation and noun uses are separate.
He is working from home today and will not be free to take a call until noon.
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他今天在家工作，中午才有空接电话。
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