"To work" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 工作 |  gōng zuò | to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] |   |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work / to operate / to manipulate | |
| 办公 | bàn gōng | to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) | |
| 办事 | bàn shì | to handle (affairs) / to work | |
| 做事 | zuò shì | to work / to handle matters / to have a job | |
| 运转 | yùn zhuǎn | to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around | |
| 干活 | gàn huó | to work / to be employed | |
| 起作用 | qǐ zuò yòng | to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function | |
| 高就 | gāo jiù | to take up a prestigious position / (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就[nin2 zai4 na3 gao1jiu4] "where are you working?") | |
| 干 | gàn | tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed | |
