锯工
jù gōng
The Chinese word for sawyer is 锯工 (jù gōng).
锯工 is a noun used to describe a person whose occupation involves sawing timber.
Meaning: one who saws timber (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 锯 (jù), meaning 'saw' and 工 (gōng), meaning 'worker' or 'craftsman'.
How do you pronounce it?
jù gōng
Did you know?
- The character 锯 (jù) contains the radical 木 (mù), which means 'wood'. This is a common pattern in Chinese where the category of the object is built directly into the word's spelling.
- Chinese uses 'classifier' words when counting people. To say 'one sawyer', you would not just say 'one 锯工', but 'one 个 锯工' or 'one 位 锯工' to show respect.
- If you were to describe a 'sawing machine' instead of a person, you would replace 工 with 机, resulting in the word 锯机.
Examples in context
- 您好，我听说您就是索耶先生。Hello, I heard you are Mr. Sawyer.
- 感谢您的帮助，索耶女士。Thank you for your help, Ms. Sawyer.
- 那位锯工正在工作。Nà wèi jùgōng zhèngzài gōngzuò.That sawyer is working right now.
- 我们需要雇一名锯工。Wǒmen xūyào gù yī míng jùgōng.We need to hire a sawyer.
- 锯工很辛苦。Jùgōng hěn xīnkǔ.The sawyer works very hard.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a construction project near a forest.
- 浩然 Haoran我们需要找一个锯工来处理这些木头。Wǒmen xūyào zhǎo yīgè jùgōng lái chǔlǐ zhèxiē mùtou.We need to find a sawyer to handle these logs.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen浩然，你觉得他能做好吗？Hàorán, nǐ juéde tā néng zuò hǎo ma?Haoran, do you think he can do a good job?
- 浩然 Haoran我觉得那位锯工很有经验。Wǒ juéde nà wèi jùgōng hěn yǒu jīngyàn.I think that sawyer is very experienced.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那就请他过来吧。Nà jiù qǐng tā guòlái ba.Then please ask him to come over.
