钳工 (qiángōng) · bench fitter

Measure Word

一名钳工 míng

HSK 4

他在工厂当钳工。

Tā zài gōngchǎng dāng qiángōng.

He works as a fitter in a factory.

HSK 7-9

钳工主要用锉刀和台虎钳，把零件修整到合适的尺寸。

Qiángōng zhǔyào yòng cuòdāo hé táihǔqián, bǎ língjiàn xiūzhěng dào héshì de chǐcun.

A fitter works mainly with files and a bench vice, bringing parts to the right size.

usage

The name comes from the 台虎钳, the bench vice the fitter works at. 工 names a trade and the worker in it: 车工 lathe operator, 焊工 welder, 电工 electrician.

钳 qián

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