No. 13 in Chinese
工作
Work; job; to work.
In a sentence
我每天早上九点开始工作。
I start work every day at 9 a.m.
Here, '工作' refers to the act of working or performing one's duties.
他的工作是一名医生。
His job is being a doctor.
In this sentence, '工作' refers to one's occupation or profession.
这份工作需要很高的技能。
This job requires high-level skills.
Here, '工作' describes a specific job or task assigned.
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