怠工

dàigōng

to slack off at work; to go slow as a protest

Dictionary entry

to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)

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工

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工人们消极怠工。

Gōngrén men xiāojí dàigōng.

English

The workers are slacking off.

他最近在偷偷怠工。

Tā zuìjìn zài tōutōu dàigōng.

English

He has been slacking off on the sly lately.

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