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工人

gōng rén

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Measure word 个、名

工人 (gōng rén) means "worker". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 工人 means

1. worker

The characters in 工人

• 工gōngwork; worker; skill
• 人rénperson; people

Example sentences

• 工人罢工。
  The workers are on strike.
• 汤姆是个好工人。
  Tom is a good worker.
• 许多工人死于饥饿。
  Many of the workers died of hunger.
• 汤姆不是个好工人。
  Tom isn't a good worker.
• 美国的工人开始抗议。
  Měiguó de gōngrén kāishǐ kàngyì.
  American workers began to protest.

Words starting with 工人

• 工人阶级gōng rén jiē jíworking class
• 工人日报Gōng rén Rì bàoWorkers' Daily, Chinese newspaper founded in 1949
• 工人党Gōng rén dǎngWorkers' Party (Singapore opposition party)

Words containing 工人

• 产业工人chǎn yè gōng rénindustrial worker
• 社工人shè gōng rénsocial worker
• 水管工人shuǐ guǎn gōng rénplumber
• 打工人dǎ gōng rénworker
• 环卫工人huán wèi gōng rénsanitation worker
• 建筑工人jiàn zhù gōng rénconstruction worker; builder
• 库尔德工人党Kù ěr dé Gōng rén dǎngKurdistan Worker's Party (PPK)
• 机械工人jī xiè gōng rénmechanic
• 熟练工人shú liàn gōng rénskilled worker; journeyman
• 制陶工人zhì táo gōng rénpotter
• 制鞋工人zhì xié gōng rénshoemaker; cobbler
• 缝衣工人féng yī gōng rénneedleworker
• 掘墓工人jué mù gōng réngrave digger
• 北京工人体育场Běi jīng Gōng rén Tǐ yù chǎngWorkers Stadium

Sounds the same

Read gōng rén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 宫人imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old)

Where 工人 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Work, Labor & Employment (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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