Meaning of 罢工
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- a strike
- to go on strike
How to use 罢工
罢工 works as a verb (to go on strike) and as a noun (a strike). It is common in news about workers, unions, and transport. Example: 工人们罢工了三天。(Gōngrénmen bàgōng le sān tiān.) The workers went on strike for three days.
罢 (bà) means to stop or quit, and 工 (gōng) means work. Put them together and you get stopping work on purpose: a strike.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 罢工 for simply taking a day off or quitting a job. It only means a collective, deliberate work stoppage, so use 请假 (qǐngjià) for time off and 辞职 (cízhí) for quitting.
罢工 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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罢 bà · to cease · 10 strokes
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工 gōng · labor · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 罢工.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
| 工厂 | gōngchǎng | factory |
| 工具 | gōngjù | tool; instrument |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 工资 | gōngzī | wages; pay |
| 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 人工 | réngōng | artificial; manpower |
| 加工 | jiāgōng | to process; processing |
| 工夫 | gōngfu | (old) laborer |
Questions about 罢工
What does 罢工 mean?
罢工 (bàgōng) means "a strike; to go on strike".
How do you write 罢工?
罢工 is made of 2 characters: 罢 (10 strokes), 工 (3 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 罢工 an HSK word?
Yes. 罢工 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 罢工 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 罢工 is written 罷工.
Can 罢工 be used for machines that stop working?
Yes, in casual speech people joke that a device has gone on strike. For example, 我的电脑罢工了 (Wǒ de diànnǎo bàgōng le) means "My computer stopped working."
Is 罢工 a separable word?
It can be split in some phrases, such as 罢了三天工 (bà le sān tiān gōng), but this is less common. Most speakers say 罢工了三天 (bàgōng le sān tiān).