小工

xiǎogōng
noun #27,279

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 laborer
  2. 2 unskilled worker
  3. 3 helper (on a construction site)

Examples

Gōngdì shang gù le shí jǐ gè xiǎogōng.
The construction site hired over a dozen laborers.
Tā cóng xiǎogōng zuò qǐ, zuìzhōng chéng le bāogōngtóu.
He started as an unskilled laborer and eventually became a foreman.

Tips

usage
小工 refers to an unskilled or general laborer, often in construction or manual work contexts. It can also colloquially mean a junior helper or assistant in a craft or kitchen setting.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
gōng