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偷工
tōugōng
1. to skimp on the job
2. to avoid work
Uncommon • Top 25%

Character Breakdown

偷
tōu
to steal; burglar, thief
HSK 5 11 丶
工
gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (1)

偷工减料
tōugōngjiǎnliào
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
20,880 of 84,292