"workmen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 工人

Definition

通常指男性的體力勞動者，特別是在建築等行業的工人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Workmen” 是較為舊式的詞，專指男性體力勞動者，多指建築領域。現在常用“workers”或“construction workers”，不限性別。

Examples

The workmen started building the house early in the morning.

**工人**一大早就開始蓋房子了。

Two workmen repaired the road outside my house.

兩名**工人**修好了我家外面的路。

The workmen wore yellow hats for safety.

**工人**為了安全戴著黃色安全帽。

The street was so noisy because the workmen were using a jackhammer.

街道很吵，因為**工人**在用電鑽。

You’ll need to ask the workmen if it’s safe to walk through here.

你需要問一下**工人**能不能安全通過這裡。

When the renovation started, the workmen came in every day at sunrise.

裝修開始時，**工人**每天一大早就來了。