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to stop work

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xie1gong1 • xiēgōng

Meaning


Primary

to stop work

Alternatives

stop work, stopped work, stops work, stopping work, stop working, stopped working

Mnemonic


歇工 To stop work is to cease 工 work and go 歇 rest instead.

Usage


工人 因为 雨天 歇工。

The workers stopped working because of the rain.

工人们 下午 歇工 了。

The workers stopped working in the afternoon.