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打工

dǎ gōng
HSK 2

English Meaning

to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我就只是一个打工人
HSK 3 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“I'm just an ordinary employee doing my job, please don't take it out on me or overthink it.”

1. PREVIOUS

聂太太

“Mrs. Nie.”

“I'm just an employee.”

3. NEXT

客户指定在哪里谈

“If a client picks the place,”

《蜜语纪》 · workplace
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行了 他们只是打工人
HSK 3 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Calm down, they are just regular employees doing their job, not villains.”

1. PREVIOUS

他们都是坏人 危险呀

“They're all bad guys. It's dangerous.”

“Enough. They're just workers.”

3. NEXT

对

“Yes.”

《突然的喜欢》 · crisis_and_conflict
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背井离乡做个打工妹
HSK 1 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“She abandoned her future and is stuck doing exhausting, low-status manual labor far from home.”

1. PREVIOUS

大学没读完

“You didn't even finish college.”

“Instead, you left home to be a migrant worker”

3. NEXT

在这个工地的食堂里面 帮厨

“and work as a helper in a construction site cafeteria.”

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