工人

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Chinese

work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
 
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(工人)
alternative forms 工儂工侬 Hokkien
anagram 人工

Pronunciation


Noun

工人

  1. worker; laborer
    建築工人建筑工人  ―  jiànzhù gōngrén  ―  construction worker
    工人終日勞作不得溫飽 [MSC, trad.]
    工人终日劳作不得温饱 [MSC, simp.]
    Hěn duō gōngrén dōu shì zhōngrì láozuò què bùdé wēnbǎo.
    Many workers work all day without being able to meet their basic needs for living.
  2. (Hong Kong, Singapore) domestic helper; maid; domestic worker
    印尼工人 [Cantonese]  ―  jan3 nei4 gung1 jan4   ―  Indonesian domestic worker

Synonyms

  • (worker):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
kan'on

Noun

(こう)(じん) (kōjin

  1. workman
  2. laborer
  3. craftsman
  4. artisan

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

工人 (gong'in) (hangeul 공인)

  1. hanja form? of 공인 (worker)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

工人

  1. chữ Hán form of công nhân (blue-collar worker).