12 sentences for 打工 (dǎ​gōng — casual labor)

1. 那个打工仔很勤快。

   nà gè dǎ​gōng zǎi hěn qín​kuài.

   That young migrant worker is very hardworking.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 他这几年一直在外边打工。

   tā zhè jǐ nián yī​zhí zài wài​bian dǎ​gōng.

   He has been working away from home for the past few years.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 你打工打太多了。

   nǐ dǎ​gōng dǎ tài duō le.

   You've been working too much.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 他靠打工挣了不少零花钱。

   tā kào dǎ​gōng zhèng le bù​shǎo líng​huā​qián.

   He earned a lot of pocket money by working part-time jobs.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他因为家里穷，只好辍学打工。

   tā yīn​wèi jiā​lǐ qióng, zhǐ​hǎo chuò​xué dǎ​gōng.

   Because his family was poor, he had no choice but to drop out of school and work.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 他离开家乡去北京打工赚钱。

   tā lí​kāi jiā​xiāng qù Běi​jīng dǎ​gōng zhuàn qián.

   He left his hometown to work in Beijing and earn money.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 他抛下家人，独自去外地打工。

   tā pāo xià jiā​rén, dú​zì qù wài​dì dǎ​gōng.

   He abandoned his family to go work in another city alone.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 为了养家，他不得不去外地打工。

   wèi​le yǎng​jiā, tā bù​dé​bù qù wài​dì dǎ​gōng.

   To support his family, he had to go out of town to work.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 在外打工的时候，老乡们经常互相照应。

   zài wài dǎ​gōng de shí​hou, lǎo​xiāng men jīng​cháng hù​xiāng zhào​yìng.

   When working away from home, fellow townsmen often look out for each other.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 他在外地打工时，多亏了老乡们的辛苦照应。

    tā zài wài​dì dǎ​gōng shí, duō​kuī le lǎo​xiāng men de xīn​kǔ zhào​ying.

    When he was working away from home, he was well looked after by his fellow villagers.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 生活的艰辛逼迫他不得不中途辍学去打工。

    shēng​huó de jiān​xīn bī​pò tā bù​dé​bù zhōng​tú chuò​xué qù dǎ​gōng.

    The hardships of life forced him to drop out of school to work.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 由于父母长期在外打工，孩子被寄养在亲戚家。

    yóu​yú fù​mǔ cháng​qī zài wài dǎ​gōng, hái​zi bèi jì​yǎng zài qīn​qi jiā.

    Because the parents worked away from home for a long time, the child was fostered with relatives.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary