民工 mín gōng — workers (esp. on public project)

民工
mín gōng

Characters: 民 · 工

Definitions

  1. workers (esp. on public project)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
  2. temporary worker enlisted on a public project

ExtDict

  1. 在政府动员组织下﹐从事某项工作的民间劳动力。

Examples

  • 一个国家对待知识分子的态度标志着一个国家的文明程度，而一个国家对待农民工的态度则代表着一个国家的良心！

    The way a country treats its intellectuals is a sign of its civility. The way a country treats its farmers is a sign of its conscience.