# 动工 (dònggōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 动工 (dònggōng) means “to start construction; to break ground”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to start construction; to break ground
- Pinyin: dònggōng (dong4 gong1)
- Traditional: 動工
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 新地铁线路将于下个月动工。
  Xīn dìtiě xiànlù jiāngyú xià gè yuè dònggōng.
  The new subway line will start construction next month.

## Characters

- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch
- 工 (gōng): work; worker

https://hanziro.com/word/dong-gong-start-construction/

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