Definition

Examples

• 农忙的时候，他常去田里做短工。
  Nóngmáng de shíhou, tā cháng qù tián lǐ zuò duǎn gōng.
  During the busy farming season, he often goes to do short-term labor in the fields.
• 村里来了几个短工，帮忙收麦子。
  Cūn lǐ lái le jǐ ge duǎn gōng, bāngmáng shōu màizi.
  Several short-term laborers came to the village to help harvest the wheat.
• 这份短工只干三天，但工资很高。
  Zhè fèn duǎn gōng zhǐ gàn sān tiān, dàn gōngzī hěn gāo.
  This short-term labor job lasts only three days, but the pay is good.