罢工

bàgōng · HSK 6

go on strike

✋🛠️ 罢 = stop/cease + 工 = work; literally stop-work = strike

罢 (bà) means to cease or dismiss; 工 (gōng) means work or labor. Together 罢工 is the standard term for workers ceasing labor in protest — a strike.

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