công tác

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˧˦]Huế [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˦˥] browser voice

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Chinese characters: 工作

Meanings of công tác in English

Noun

a government or business mission or task

Verb

to do a formal job for a living
abbreviation short for đi công tác (“to go on a business trip”)
- công tác dài ngàyto work far away for quite some time
- chuyến công tácbusiness trip

Example sentences with công tác

Tôi hài lòng về cương vị công tác của tôi. I am satisfied with my job.
"Ngoài công tác huấn luyện và chiến đấu, những lực lượng đặc nhiệm làm gì ?" "Huấn luyện". "What do special forces do apart from training and fighting?" "Training."

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工作 (“work; task”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce công tác?

IPA: Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˧˦]; Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːk̚˦˥]. Tones: công — level tone (ngang), tác — rising tone (sắc).

Is công tác a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. công tác is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 工作.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.