Chinese Conversation · Level 55
90 words
Chinese word
工时
Pronunciation
Pinyingōng shí
Meaning
- nounworking hours
Example
我的工时是每天八小时。wǒ de gōng shí shì měi tiān bā xiǎo shí
My working hours total eight hours a day.
More examples
我们需要按天记录工时来计算工资。wǒ men xū yào àn tiān jì lù gōng shí lái jì suàn gōng zī
We need to record working hours each day to calculate pay.
Core concept
A numerical measure of labor time, recorded for one worker or combined across a task.
Common phrases
平均工时píng jūn gōng shí
average working hours
记录工时jì lù gōng shí
record working hours
Similar words
工作时间gōng zuò shí jiān: The period during which a person is working or carrying out job duties.
上班时间shàng bān shí jiān: The scheduled time for a person to begin work.
Definition in Chinese
表示个人在工作岗位上实际从事工作的时间量，通常以小时为单位，用来说明每日或每周的工作时长。biǎo shì gè rén zài gōng zuò gǎng wèi shàng shí jì cóng shì gōng zuò de shí jiān liàng tōng cháng yǐ xiǎo shí wèi dān wèi yòng lái shuō míng měi rì huò měi zhōu de gōng zuò shí cháng
Word origin
工 (gōng, "work") + 时 (shí, "time") forms a term for time counted through labor.
Usage tips
- A daily figure usually refers to one person's actual work time, while a project total may add figures from many workers.
Other meanings
- man-hoursnoun
Opposites
- 空闲时间kòng xián shí jiānfree timenoun