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怠工

dài gōng
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to slacken off in one's work
  2. 2. to go slow (as a form of strike)

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Word relationships

Related words

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罢工
bà gōng

a strike

罢工 means to strike (stop working as protest), while 怠工 is a slowdown or go-slow tactic.
怠慢
dài màn

to slight

怠慢 means to slight or treat coldly; shares the character 怠 (neglect/idle).

Synonyms

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偷懒
tōu lǎn

to goof off

Both refer to avoiding work or effort, but 偷懒 is more colloquial for being lazy in general.

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in labor contexts with 采取 (cǎiqǔ) or 进行 (jìnxíng): 采取怠工行动 (to take go-slow action).

Common mistakes

怠工 is a fixed verb-object phrase; do not insert modifiers between 怠 and 工 (e.g., 怠了工 is incorrect).

Example Sentences

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工人们采取 怠工 来抗议低工资。
The workers used a slowdown to protest low wages.

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Child Words of 怠工

工
gōng

work

怠
dài

idle