"on strike" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 罢工

Definition

一群工人为了抗议，通常要求更好的工资、工作条件或权利而拒绝工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常和动词“在”(zài)连用：“工人们在罢工”。专指劳动抗议，不用于体育等其他“strike”含义。

Examples

The teachers are on strike today.

老师们今天**罢工**。

Many workers went on strike last week.

上周很多工人**罢工了**。

The bus drivers are still on strike.

公交司机还在**罢工**。

If the doctors go on strike, the hospital may have to close some departments.

如果医生**罢工**，医院可能不得不关闭一些科室。

Everyone is worried because the airline workers are on strike during the holiday season.

大家都很担心，因为航空公司员工在假期期间**罢工**。

The factory has been closed for days because the workers are still on strike.

由于工人们还在**罢工**，工厂已经关了好几天了。