Chinese

打工

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
to work on a part-time, casual or temporary basis
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4

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  • characterChinese打 “to hit; to strike; to slap; to beat”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese工 “labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)”

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