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work noun—工 n (almost always used) 事 n 活 n work verb—工作 v (almost always used) Examples:lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)—begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)—lit. paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time—rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard—part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon—Hong Kong term for mainland government official come work in Hong Kong (slang)—lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work—Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan—lit. work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard—lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work—raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night—leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres)—good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")—early stage of game, match, work, activity etc—Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)—bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering—half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads better results—lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing—enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. [idiom.]—classifier for clothes, luggage, decorations; piece of work; a matter, an event—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]— |