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农民工 (nóng mín gōng) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
农民工 (nóng mín gōng) is a Chinese word: migrant worker. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 农民工
名 míng noun
migrant worker
农民工为城市建设做出了巨大贡献。
nóng mín gōng wèi chéng shì jiàn shè zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn
Migrant workers have made great contributions to urban construction.
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Word breakdown
农 nóng — agriculture/farming; indicates rural origin
Words with this character (7)
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我的祖父母住在农村。
wǒ de zǔ fù mǔ zhù zài nóng cūn
My grandparents live in the countryside.
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中国的农业发展很快。
Zhōng guó de nóng yè fā zhǎn hěn kuài
China's agriculture is developing very rapidly.
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农民在田里工作。
nóng mín zài tián lǐ gōng zuò
The farmer works in the field.
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这个市场主要销售新鲜的农产品。
zhè ge shì chǎng zhǔ yào xiāo shòu xīn xiān de nóng chǎn pǐn
This market mainly sells fresh agricultural products.
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这片农田种植了很多水稻。
zhè piàn nóng tián zhòng zhí le hěn duō shuǐ dào
This farmland grows a lot of rice.
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春节是按农历计算的。
chūn jié shì àn nóng lì jì suàn de
Spring Festival is calculated according to the lunar calendar.
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他们家在乡下有一个大农场。
tā men jiā zài xiāng xià yǒu yí gè dà nóng chǎng
Their family has a large farm in the countryside.
民 mín — people/citizen; refers to the person
Words with this character (28)
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中国有56个民族。
Zhōng guó yǒu wǔ shí liù gè mín zú
China has 56 ethnic groups.
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中华民族有着五千年的悠久历史。
Zhōnghuá Mínzú yǒu zhe wǔ qiān nián de yōu jiǔ lì shǐ
The Chinese nation has a long history of five thousand years.
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政府应该为人民服务。
zhèng fǔ yīng gāi wèi rén mín fú wù
The government should serve the people.
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人民币是中国的官方货币。
rén mín bì shì zhōng guó de guān fāng huò bì
Renminbi is China's official currency.
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农民在田里工作。
nóng mín zài tián lǐ gōng zuò
The farmer works in the field.
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这个小区的居民都很友好。
zhè ge xiǎo qū de jū mín dōu hěn yǒu hǎo
The residents of this community are all very friendly.
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市民应该遵守交通规则。
shì mín yīng gāi zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé
Citizens should follow traffic rules.
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每个公民都有投票的权利。
měi gè gōng mín dōu yǒu tóu piào de quán lì
Every citizen has the right to vote.
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民主需要每个公民的参与。
mín zhǔ xū yào měi gè gōng mín de cān yù
Democracy requires the participation of every citizen.
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- 民 people, citizens (individual members of society)
- 众 masses, multitude (emphasizes the collective group)
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政府应该听取民众的意见。
zhèng fǔ yīng gāi tīng qǔ mín zhòng de yì jiàn
The government should listen to the people's opinions.
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这个节日反映了当地的民俗。
zhè ge jié rì fǎn yìng le dāng dì de mín sú
This festival reflects the local folk customs.
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- 民 people, civilian (indicates lodging run by local residents)
- 宿 lodging, accommodation (the lodging/overnight stay function)
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我们在乡村找到了一家很舒适的民宿。
wǒ men zài xiāng cūn zhǎo dào le yì jiā hěn shū shì de mín sù
We found a very comfortable homestay in the countryside.
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- 民 folk, people - indicates popular, traditional origin
- 歌 song - indicates a musical composition with vocals
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中国各地都有独特的民歌。
Zhōng guó gè dì dōu yǒu dú tè de mín gē
Every region in China has unique folk songs.
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他收集了很多民间故事。
tā shōu jí le hěn duō mín jiān gù shi
He collected many folk tales.
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他们决定移民到加拿大。
tā men jué dìng yí mín dào jiā ná dà
They decided to immigrate to Canada.
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每个国民都有投票的权利。
měi gè guó mín dōu yǒu tóu piào de quán lì
Every citizen has the right to vote.
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他正在处理一个民事案件。
tā zhèng zài chǔ lǐ yí ge mín shì àn jiàn
He is handling a civil case.
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这是一所民办学校。
zhè shì yì suǒ mín bàn xué xiào
This is a privately-run school.
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这座古老的民居保存得很完整。
zhè zuò gǔ lǎo de mín jū bǎo cún de hěn wán zhěng
This ancient folk dwelling is very well preserved.
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政府应该尊重民意。
zhèng fǔ yīng gāi zūn zhòng mín yì
The government should respect public opinion.
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政府应该关注民生问题。
zhèng fǔ yīng gāi guān zhù mín shēng wèn tí
The government should pay attention to livelihood issues.
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这是民用飞机，不是军用飞机。
zhè shì mín yòng fēi jī bú shì jūn yòng fēi jī
This is a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft.
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- 民 people, civilian (indicating non-governmental ownership)
- 营 operate, manage (indicating business operation)
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这是一家民营企业。
zhè shì yì jiā mín yíng qǐ yè
This is a privately operated enterprise.
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渔民每天早上出海捕鱼。
yú mín měi tiān zǎo shang chū hǎi bǔ yú
Fishermen go out to sea every morning to catch fish.
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这些牧民世代生活在蒙古草原上。
zhè xiē mù mín shì dài shēng huó zài měng gǔ cǎo yuán shàng
These herders have lived on the Mongolian grasslands for generations.
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很多网民在社交媒体上分享自己的生活。
hěn duō wǎng mín zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng fēn xiǎng zì jǐ de shēng huó
Many netizens share their lives on social media.
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这位股民每天都关注股市动态。
zhè wèi gǔ mín měi tiān dōu guān zhù gǔ shì dòng tài
This stock investor follows stock market trends every day.
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每个选民都有投票的权利。
měi gè xuǎn mín dōu yǒu tóu piào de quán lì
Every voter has the right to vote.
工 gōng — worker/labor; indicates their occupation
Words with this character (34)
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我每天工作八小时。
wǒ měi tiān gōng zuò bā xiǎo shí
I work eight hours every day.
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工作日我通常七点起床。
gōng zuò rì wǒ tōng cháng qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
On workdays I usually get up at seven o'clock.
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我父亲是工厂的工人。
wǒ fù qin shì gōng chǎng de gōng rén
My father is a factory worker.
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我爸爸在工厂工作。
wǒ bà ba zài gōng chǎng gōng zuò
My father works at a factory.
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他每个月的工资是五千元。
tā měi gè yuè de gōng zī shì wǔ qiān yuán
His salary is five thousand yuan per month.
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很多学生暑假都去打工。
hěn duō xué sheng shǔ jià dōu qù dǎ gōng
Many students work during summer vacation.
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这是人工智能的时代。
zhè shì rén gōng zhì néng de shí dài
This is the era of artificial intelligence.
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我们需要加工这些原材料。
wǒ men xū yào jiā gōng zhè xiē yuán cái liào
We need to process these raw materials.
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公司有一百名员工。
gōng sī yǒu yì bǎi míng yuán gōng
The company has one hundred employees.
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这个城市的工业发展很快。
zhè ge chéng shì de gōng yè fā zhǎn hěn kuài
This city's industrial development is very fast.
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- 工 work, labor (representing the functional aspect)
- 具 implement, equipment (representing the physical object)
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工具箱里有很多工具。
gōng jù xiāng lǐ yǒu hěn duō gōng jù
There are many tools in the toolbox.
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他学习土木工程。
tā xué xí tǔ mù gōng chéng.
He studies civil engineering.
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他是一位软件工程师。
tā shì yī wèi ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī
He is a software engineer.
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这件家具的工艺非常精湛。
zhè jiàn jiā jù de gōng yì fēi cháng jīng zhàn
The craftsmanship of this furniture is very exquisite.
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手工制作的东西更有价值。
shǒu gōng zhì zuò de dōng xi gèng yǒu jià zhí
Handmade things are more valuable.
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这家公司有一千多名职工。
zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu yī qiān duō míng zhí gōng
This company has over a thousand employees.
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- 人 human; indicates 'human-made' or 'artificial'
- 工 work, labor; reinforces the 'man-made' or 'constructed' aspect
- 智 wisdom, intelligence; represents the cognitive aspect
- 能 ability, capability; indicates functional capacity
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人工智能可以帮助医生诊断疾病。
réngōng zhìnéng kěyǐ bāngzhù yīshēng zhěnduàn jíbìng
Artificial intelligence can help doctors diagnose diseases.
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我们需要分工合作，才能按时完成项目。
wǒ men xū yào fēn gōng hé zuò cái néng àn shí wán chéng xiàng mù
We need to divide the work and cooperate to complete the project on time.
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附近的工地噪音很大。
fù jìn de gōng dì zào yīn hěn dà
The nearby construction site is very noisy.
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- 工 work; labor (contributes the sense of effort or activity)
- 夫 suffix (combines with 工 to form the word meaning time or skill)
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我今天没有工夫去购物。
wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng fu qù gòu wù
I don't have time to go shopping today.
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这个产品需要经过十个工序才能完成。
zhè ge chǎn pǐn xū yào jīng guò shí ge gōng xù cái néng wán chéng
This product needs to go through ten working procedures to be completed.
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- 义 voluntary, righteous (indicating unpaid, willing service)
- 工 work, worker (the labor or person performing the service)
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她每周末都去医院做义工。
tā měi zhōu mò dōu qù yī yuàn zuò yì gōng
She goes to the hospital to volunteer every weekend.
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他到城里务工，每月寄钱回家。
tā dào chéng lǐ wù gōng měi yuè jì qián huí jiā
He went to the city to work as a migrant worker and sends money home every month.
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这个项目下个月动工。
zhè ge xiàng mù xià ge yuè dòng gōng
This project will start construction next month.
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- 勤 diligent, hardworking (emphasizes industrious attitude toward work)
- 工 work, labor (refers to the working component of the program)
- 俭 frugal, economical (emphasizes living frugally and saving money)
- 学 study, learn (refers to the educational/academic component)
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很多大学生通过勤工俭学来减轻家庭负担。
hěn duō dà xué shēng tōng guò qín gōng jiǎn xué lái jiǎn qīng jiā tíng fù dān
Many college students use work-study programs to reduce their family's burden.
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她加入了工会。
tā jiā rù le gōng huì
She joined the labor union.
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- 工 work, labor (represents manual work and working profession)
- 匠 craftsman, master (represents skill, expertise and artisanship)
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这位老工匠制作的家具非常精美。
zhè wèi lǎo gōng jiàng zhì zuò de jiā jù fēi cháng jīng měi
The furniture made by this old craftsman is very exquisite.
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他的字写得很工整。
tā de zì xiě de hěn gōng zhěng
His handwriting is very neat.
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我的哥哥选择了工科，因为他喜欢数学和物理。
wǒ de gē ge xuǎn zé le gōng kē yīn wèi tā xǐ huan shù xué hé wù lǐ
My older brother chose engineering because he likes math and physics.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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工人们因为不满工资待遇而怠工。
gōng rén men yīn wèi bù mǎn gōng zī dài yù ér dài gōng
The workers are slacking off because they're dissatisfied with their wages and benefits.
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这条路正在施工，请绕行。
zhè tiáo lù zhèng zài shī gōng qǐng rào xíng
This road is under construction, please detour.
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新机场预计三年后竣工。
xīn jī chǎng yù jì sān nián hòu jùn gōng
The new airport is expected to be completed in three years.
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工人们决定罢工要求加薪。
gōng rén men jué dìng bà gōng yāo qiú jiā xīn
The workers decided to strike to demand a raise.
Structure & writing
农 is a component in 1 characters
农 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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民 is a component in 2 characters
民 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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工 is a component in 19 characters
工 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order