打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation Example sentences 你曾经在这家公司打工吗？ nǐ céngjīng zài zhè jiā gōngsī dǎgōng ma? Did you ever work for this company? 我打算下个月去超市打工，赚一点儿钱。 wǒ dǎsuàn xià gè yuè qù chāoshì dǎgōng, zhuàn yīdiǎnr qián. I plan next month to take up a part-time job in the supermarket to earn some money