Correct
上工
/ shànggōng /
Strokes
Definition
to go to work/to start work
Example
As a Verb
go to work
1
Tā
她
huàn
患
le
了
chóng
重
gǎnmào
感冒
jīntiān
今天
shàng
上
bù
不
le
了
gōng
工
。
She cannot go to work today because she has a bad cold.
2
Tāmen
他们
dào
到
dì
地
lǐ
里
shànggōng
上工
qù
去
le
了
。
They have gone to work in the fields.
3
Jīntiān
今天
yǒu
有
liǎng
两
gè
个
rén
人
shànggōng
上工
chídào
迟到
le
了
。
Two persons were late for work today.
As a Verb
start work (on the first day of one's employment)
4
Xīn
新
gù
雇
de
的
gōngrén
工人
xiàzhōuyī
下周一
shànggōng
上工
。
The new worker will start work next Monday.