开工

• 拼音: kāi gōng
• 汉字拆解: 开 = to open, start; 工 = pictograph of a carpenter's square — work, construction

含义

To start work; to begin construction; to commence operations.

Refers to the commencement of construction projects or the resumption of work (after holidays, for example). Also used casually for starting one's workday. The opposite of 竣工 (completion). Collocates with 建设 (construction), 仪式 (ceremony), 复工 (resume work), 日期 (date).

例句

1. 这个地铁延长线项目已于上月正式开工，预计三年后通车。
2. 春节假期结束，各大企业陆续开工，城市又恢复了往日的忙碌。
3. 由于环评没通过，该项目被迫推迟开工时间。

用法指南

语境: construction, business, work

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 项目下周一正式开工。(The project officially starts next Monday.)
• 开工大吉！(May the start of work bring good luck! — a common New Year greeting)

错误说法

• 我今天开工了一本书。(开工 is for construction/work, not starting to read — use 开始读)

起源与历史

开 (to start) + 工 (work, construction). To start construction/work.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal