动工 meaning in English

dònggōng

to start (a building project)

HSK 7-9Traditional 動工9 strokes

Meaning of 动工

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dònggōng
  1. to start (a building project)

Stroke order for each character

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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

工 gōng · labor · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 动工.

工作gōngzuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
工人gōngrénworker
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
动物dòngwùanimal
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d
动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
工厂gōngchǎngfactory
工具gōngjùtool; instrument

Questions about 动工

What does 动工 mean?

动工 (dònggōng) means "to start (a building project)".

How do you write 动工?

动工 is made of 2 characters: 动 (6 strokes), 工 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 动工 an HSK word?

Yes. 动工 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 动工 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 动工 is written 動工.