工人

Chinese

 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(工人)
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
    很多工人都是終日勞作卻不得溫飽。 [MSC, trad.]
    很多工人都是终日劳作却不得温饱。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hěn duō gōngrén dōu shì zhōngrì láozuò què bùdé wēnbǎo. [Pinyin]
    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 [Jyutping]  ―  Indonesian domestic worker

Synonyms

  • (worker):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
工 人
こう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
kan’on

Noun

工(こう)人(じん) • (kōjin) 

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
工人

Noun

工人 • (gong'in) (hangeul 공인)

  1. Hanja form? of 공인 (“worker”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
工人

Noun

工人

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