Chinese word

工地

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng dì

Meaning

nounconstruction site

Example

昨天工地很吵，我没睡好。zuó tiān gōng dì hěn chǎo wǒ méi shuì hǎo

Yesterday, the construction site was very noisy, so I didn't sleep well.

More examples

他每天早上六点到工地集合。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn dào gōng dì jí hé

He meets at the construction site at six every morning.

Core concept

An active work area where people build or repair a structure, marked off from the surrounding space.

Common phrases

在工地工作zài gōng dì gōng zuò
work at a construction site
工地附近gōng dì fù jìn
near a construction site
工地安全gōng dì ān quán
safety at a construction site

Similar words

施工现场shī gōng xiàn chǎng: The work area where building or repair operations are actively carried out.
建筑工地jiàn zhù gōng dì: A work area dedicated to constructing a building and its main parts.
现场xiàn chǎng: The place where an event or task is actually happening.

Definition in Chinese

特指正在施工的地段或区域，常有围栏、施工标志和施工人员，供建造或维修工程使用。tè zhǐ zhèng zài shī gōng de dì duàn huò qū yù cháng yǒu wéi lán shī gōng biāo zhì hé shī gōng rén yuán gōng jiàn zào huò wéi xiū gōng chéng shǐ yòng

Word origin

工地 (gōngdì, "construction site") combines 工 (gōng, "work") with 地 (dì, "ground"), pointing to ground where building or repair work is carried out.

Usage tips

In everyday conversation, this noun often frames reports about noise, dust, traffic, or safety, so it helps describe conditions around an active work area.

Opposites

住宅区zhù zhái qūresidential neighborhoodnoun