"workman" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 工人

Definition

工人是指做體力活的人，尤其像建築、木工或水管工這樣用手建造或修理東西的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多指做體力活的男性，像建築、專業技術工作。現今這個詞較老派，常用'worker'或具體職稱。法律或正式語境偶有出現，如'workman's compensation'。

Examples

The workman fixed the broken window.

**工人**修好了破掉的窗戶。

A workman painted the front door.

一名**工人**粉刷了前門。

The workman carried heavy bricks all day.

**工人**整天搬運重磚。

We had a workman come in to fix the leaky pipe last week.

上週我們請了一位**工人**來修漏水的管子。

The house was full of workmen making repairs after the storm.

暴風雨後，房子裡都是**工人**在修理東西。

It’s not easy being a workman in the hot sun all day.

一整天在大太陽下做**工人**很不容易。