车工

車工

chēgōng

noun #32,136

Measure Word

一个车工 gè

Meanings

1 lathe operator
2 lathe work; turning (machining)

Characters

to turn on a lathe

Examples

我父亲在工厂当了三十年车工。

Wǒ fùqīn zài gōngchǎng dāngle sānshí nián chēgōng.

My father worked as a lathe operator at the factory for thirty years.

这块零件需要车工加工。

Zhè kuài língjiàn xūyào chēgōng jiāgōng.

This part needs to be machined on a lathe.

Tips

usage

车 here is the verb 'to turn/machine on a lathe', not 'vehicle' — a 车床 is a lathe. 车工 covers both the trade ('lathe work') and the worker ('lathe operator'); context decides. Compare 钳工 'bench fitter', 焊工 'welder', 电工 'electrician' — all use 工 to name a skilled trade.

Stroke Order

车 chē

工 gōng