Learn Chinese from the origin:工/work/"what is your job" in Chinese/HSK 1 words/Beginners

Cantonese Cadence
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Hello, today we are going to learn the character gōng.
The character gōng evolves from the image of kind of tool and then extends to refer to the people with special skills, including musicians and wizards.
And nowadays, gōng means work, worker.
Now read after me.
gōng
gōng rén
rén means person
gōng rén, worker
gōng rén
wǒ gēgè shì yì míng gōng rén
gēgè, elder brother
shì to be
yì míng
míng here, the measure word for people
wǒ gēgè shì yì míng gōng rén
gōng zuò
work, job
gōng zuò
nǐ shì zuò shénme gōng zuò de?
zuò, do, shénme, what?
gōng zuò, job
nǐ shì zuò shénme gōng zuò de?
what's your job?
we could also say
nǐ zuò shénme gōng zuò
here, shì de
is used to emphasize
a specific part
of a sentence
so, nǐ shì zuò shénme gōng zuò de?
this sentence
emphasizes on the question
of what job
do you do
nǐ shì zuò shénme gōng zuò de?
and you could answer
wǒ shì lǎo shī
lǎo shī, teacher
I'm a teacher
wǒ shì lǎo shī
ok, that's all for today
see you next time
