临时工

臨時工

línshígōng

noun #14,173

Measure Word

一个临时工 gè

Meanings

1 temporary worker; temp
2 temporary work

Characters

temporary; provisional

Examples

他在工厂做临时工。

Tā zài gōngchǎng zuò línshígōng.

He works as a temp at a factory.

公司雇了几个临时工来帮忙。

Gōngsī gù le jǐ gè línshígōng lái bāngmáng.

The company hired a few temporary workers to help out.

Tips

culture

In Chinese internet culture, 临时工 is used sarcastically when organizations blame low-level temps for mistakes to deflect responsibility.

Stroke Order

临 lín

时 shí

工 gōng