The Chinese word for electrician is
电工
diàn gōngChinese Definition
electrician | |
1. 电工;电学家 | |
Components | |
电 | |
1. Simplified form of 電 | |
工 | |
1. labour; work | |
工作 - work | |
罷工 - to strike | |
偷工減料 - to do shoddy work and use inferior materials | |
2. (regional or dialectal, including, Southeast Asia) work; job; profession | |
你 做 什麼 工? - What is your job? | |
你 失業\失 咗 失業\業 咁 耐,仲 唔 快 啲 搵 返 份 工! - It's been a while since you lost your job; you need to find a new job soon! | |
3. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan) working day; daytime; a day (24 hours) | |
4. worker; labourer | |
女工 - female worker | |
礦工 - miner | |
陶瓷工 - potter | |
工農 - workers and peasants | |
5. man-day | |
6. construction | |
工地 - construction site | |
竣工 - to finish construction | |
7. industry | |
化工 - chemical industry | |
8. engineer | |
9. skill; technique | |
10. to be good at; to be skilled in | |
11. delicate; exquisite; fine | |
工巧 - delicate; exquisite | |
12. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3). | |
13. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3). |
Translations for 工 and their definitions
電工 | |
1. n. electrician (tradesperson who works with electrical equipment) |
电工 | |
1. Simplified form of 電工 |
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