"找工" meaning in Chinese

See 找工 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡saːu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 找工
  1. to look for work; to seek employment
    Sense id: en-找工-zh-verb-MczEis-O Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 求職 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 謀職 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 覓職 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 找工作 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 找工作 [Northeastern-Mandarin, Taiwan], 搵工 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 搵嘢做 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 搵頭路 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 搵工 [Cantonese], 搵嘢做 [Cantonese], 尋工 [Hakka, Meixian], 尋頭路 [Hakka, Miaoli], 尋頭路 [Hakka, Pingtung, Neipu], 尋頭路 [Hakka, Zhudong, Hailu], 尋頭路 [Hakka, Taichung, Dongshi, Dabu], 尋頭路 [Hakka, Qionglin, Raoping], 尋頭路 [Hakka, Yunlin, Lunbei, Zhao'an], 揣頭路 [Min-Nan, Xiamen], 覓頭路 [Min-Nan, Xiamen], 揣頭路 [Min-Nan, Quanzhou], 揣頭路 [Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], 揣頭路 [Min-Nan, Tainan], 覓頭路 [Min-Nan, Tainan], 允穡頭 [Min-Nan, Tainan], 允頭路 [Min-Nan, Tainan], 尋生意 [Wu, Shanghai]
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      "zh_pron": "zhǎogōng"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ"
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      "zh_pron": "zaau² gung¹"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh_pron": "chao³-kung¹"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
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        "Palladius"
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    },
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      "zh_pron": "dzaau² gung¹"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "zao² gung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saːu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "求職"
    },
    {
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        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "謀職"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "覓職"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
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      ],
      "word": "找工作"
    },
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        "Taiwan"
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      "word": "找工作"
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    {
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        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "搵工"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "搵嘢做"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "搵頭路"
    },
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      ],
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      ],
      "word": "搵嘢做"
    },
    {
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        "Hakka",
        "Meixian"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli"
      ],
      "word": "尋頭路"
    },
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        "Pingtung",
        "Neipu"
      ],
      "word": "尋頭路"
    },
    {
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        "Hailu"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      ],
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      ],
      "word": "尋頭路"
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        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "揣頭路"
    },
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        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "覓頭路"
    },
    {
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        "Min-Nan",
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      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "揣頭路"
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    {
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        "Min-Nan",
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    },
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "允穡頭"
    },
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tainan"
      ],
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      "word": "尋生意"
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  ],
  "word": "找工"
}

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