义工

義工

yìgōng

noun HSK 7 #33,113

Measure Word

一名义工 míng

Meanings

1 volunteer
2 voluntary worker

Characters

righteous; volunteer

Literally 'righteous work' — volunteer work or a volunteer

Examples

她每周末都去做义工。

Tā měi zhōumò dōu qù zuò yìgōng.

She does volunteer work every weekend.

我们需要更多义工来帮忙。

Wǒmen xūyào gèng duō yìgōng lái bāngmáng.

We need more volunteers to help.

Tips

usage

义工 is more common in southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In mainland China, 志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě) is the more standard term for 'volunteer'.

Stroke Order

义 yì

工 gōng