合同工

hétonggōng

noun #47,741

Meanings

1 contract worker
2 contractor (employment status)

Characters

together; combine

Examples

他在那家公司是合同工,不是正式员工。

Tā zài nà jiā gōngsī shì hétonggōng, bú shì zhèngshì yuángōng.

He's a contract worker at that company, not a regular employee.

合同工和正式工的福利差别很大。

Hétonggōng hé zhèngshìgōng de fúlì chābié hěn dà.

The benefits gap between contract workers and regular staff is huge.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 正式工 (zhèngshìgōng, regular full-time staff) and 派遣工 (pàiqiǎngōng, dispatched/agency worker). 合同工 status often means lower benefits and weaker job security in Chinese companies — a frequent source of workplace gripes.

Stroke Order

合 hé

同 tóng

工 gōng