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Chinese symbol for “temp”

临时工
lín shí gōng
Traditional: 臨時工
temporary worker; temp; temporary work

The closest CC-CEDICT match for temp is 临时工 (lín shí gōng), defined as: temporary worker; temp; temporary work.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

临 lín
to draw near, to approach; to descend
radical 2 ⼁ · 9 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes
工 gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
radical 48 ⼯ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 临时工.

WordPinyinMeaning
面临 (面臨)miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with
临时 (臨時)lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment
临床 (臨床)lín chuáng(medicine) clinical
来临 (來臨)lái línto approach; to come closer
降临 (降臨)jiàng línto descend; to arrive
临近 (臨近)lín jìnto approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate

See also: Japanese symbol for “temp”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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