装卸工

裝卸工

zhuāngxiègōng

noun #57,517

Measure Word

一名装卸工 míng

Meanings

1 docker
2 stevedore
3 loading and unloading worker

Characters

unload / take off

Examples

码头上的装卸工搬运着集装箱。

Mǎtóu shàng de zhuāngxiègōng bānyùn zhe jízhuāngxiāng.

The dockers at the wharf are moving containers.

他年轻时当过装卸工。

Tā niánqīng shí dāng guò zhuāngxiègōng.

When he was young, he worked as a stevedore.

Tips

memory

装 (load) + 卸 (unload) + 工 (worker) — literally 'load-unload worker'. The pair 装/卸 is the basic 'load up' / 'take off' opposition for cargo, makeup, or software.

Stroke Order

装 zhuāng

卸 xiè

工 gōng