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女工

nǚgōng
noun #14,449

Meanings

  1. 1 female worker
  2. 2 working woman

Examples

工厂里有很多女工。
Gōngchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō nǚgōng.
There are many female workers in the factory.
这些女工每天工作十个小时。
Zhèxiē nǚgōng měi tiān gōngzuò shí gè xiǎoshí.
These female workers work ten hours a day.

Tips

usage
Also a variant of 女红 (nǚgōng), meaning needlework/sewing traditionally done by women. In modern usage, 女工 almost always means 'female worker,' especially factory workers. The male counterpart is 男工 (nángōng).

Stroke Order

女 nǚ
工 gōng