Writing
开工 (kāi gōng) — how to say "start work" in Chinese
开工
Start work
verb
Character composition
开
to open
工
work
Radicals / Keys
工
Work
#48 · gōng · 3 strokes
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
Collocations
开工日期
kāi gōng rì qī
start date of work
开工仪式
kāi gōng yí shì
groundbreaking ceremony
正式开工
zhèng shì kāi gōng
officially start work
Examples
工厂明天早上八点开工。
The factory starts work tomorrow at eight in the morning.
今天开工。
Today we start work.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "start work" in Chinese?
"start work" in Chinese is 开工 (kāi gōng).
开工 meaning in English
开工 (kāi gōng) means "Start work".
How is 开工 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi gōng (written as kai gong, kaigong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "start work" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开工: 开 has 4 strokes, 工 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开工?
开工 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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