工作gōng zuòto work

1. 1.

   to workverb

2. 2.

   job; work; tasknoun

• 工work; labor
• 作to do; to engage in

Use 在 + place + 工作 to say where someone works.

1. HSK 1

   我在医院工作。

   Wǒ zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.

   I work at a hospital.

2. HSK 1

   他今天不工作。

   Tā jīntiān bù gōngzuò.

   He isn't working today.

3. HSK 1

   你的工作忙吗？

   Nǐ de gōngzuò máng ma?

   Is your job busy?

4. HSK 1

   我在找工作。

   Wǒ zài zhǎo gōngzuò.

   I'm looking for a job.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在哪儿工作？

   Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

   Where do you work?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我在医院工作。你呢？

   Wǒ zài yīyuàn gōngzuò. Nǐ ne?

   I work at a hospital. You?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我现在没有工作，在找工作。

   Wǒ xiànzài méiyǒu gōngzuò, zài zhǎo gōngzuò.

   I don't have a job right now. I'm looking for one.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   希望你快点找到！

   Xīwàng nǐ kuài diǎn zhǎo dào!

   Hope you find one soon!

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我在医院___。 (I work at a hospital.)

   A工作B东西C时间
2. 2.In 我在找工作, is 工作 a verb or a noun?

   Aa noun (job)Ba verb (to work)Ca measure word
3. 3.Which means "He isn't working today"?

   A他今天不工作。B他今天工作不。C他不今天工作。

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Related words

• 做zuòto make; to produceHSK 1
• 干gànto manage; to work; to doHSK 3
• 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to find; to seekHSK 1
• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
• 作为zuò wéias (in the capacity of)HSK 4
• 作品zuò pǐnwork (of art)HSK 4

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