罢工

• 拼音: bà gōng
• 汉字拆解: 罢 = 罒 (net) + 能 (ability); 工 = pictograph of a carpenter's tool

含义

To go on strike; strike action. When workers collectively stop working to demand better conditions or pay.

Refers to organized labor action where employees refuse to work as a form of protest. Can be used as both a verb (to strike) and a noun (a strike). Often appears in news reports about labor disputes domestically and internationally.

例句

1. 工人们因为工资问题集体罢工，工厂已经停产三天了。
2. 法国的铁路工人经常罢工，出行前最好确认一下火车是否正常运行。
3. 公司管理层和工会谈判失败后，员工宣布无限期罢工。

用法指南

语境: news, labor, workplace

语气: serious

正确说法

• 这次罢工持续了两个星期。(This strike lasted for two weeks.)
• 工人罢工是为了争取更好的福利待遇。(The workers went on strike to fight for better benefits.)

错误说法

• 不要用'罢工'来形容一个人不想工作 (Don't use 罢工 to describe someone who just doesn't feel like working — it specifically refers to organized collective labor action)

起源与历史

Compound of 罢 (to stop, cease) + 工 (work), literally meaning 'to cease work.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal