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动工 Pronunciation and Pinyin

动工 Usage and Examples

begin construction; start a project

委员会已批准破土动工。

The council has given the go-ahead to start building.

这项工程几乎不需要启动工作,好就好在这里。

The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it.

The characters in 动工

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
动
dòng6to move or act
工
gōng3work, labor, industry, skill

More words starting with 动

  • dòng动yí一xià下Move a bit, Wiggle
  • dòng动bù不liǎo了Can't move, Stuck
  • dòng动bù不dòng动easily, frequently
  • dòng动bú不dòng动jiù就frequently, easily
  • dòng动le了Moved, Touched
  • dòng动le了zéi贼xīn心to have evil intentions, to get greedy
  • dòng动chǎn产movable property or chattels
  • dòng动rén人moving, touching
  • dòng动rén人chuán传shuō说Moving legend, Touching tale
  • dòng动rén人cháng场jǐng景Moving scene, Touching scene
  • dòng动rén人xīn心xián弦de的moving, touching
  • dòng动rén人de的moving, charming

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Questions about 动工

What does 动工 mean in Chinese?

动工 (dòng gōng) means “begin construction; start a project”.

How do you pronounce 动工?

动工 is pronounced dòng gōng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “begin construction; start a project” in Chinese?

“begin construction; start a project” is 动工 (dòng gōng) in Chinese.

How is 动工 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 动工, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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