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    Expressing 'to go on strike' with 罢工 (bàgōng)

    Actions & Events
    Obligation & Necessity

    Structure

    Subject + 开始 / 进行 + 罢工

    Explanation

    罢工 (bàgōng) means "to go on strike" or "a strike." It refers to workers collectively stopping work as a form of protest, typically to demand better conditions or pay. It functions as both a verb and a noun.

    Examples

    • 工人们因为工资太低决定罢工。

      gōngrénmen yīnwèi gōngzī tài dī juédìng bàgōng.

      The workers decided to go on strike because their wages were too low.

    • 这次罢工持续了三个星期才结束。

      zhè cì bàgōng chíxù le sān gè xīngqī cái jiéshù.

      This strike lasted three weeks before it ended.

    • 公交司机集体罢工，导致很多人上班迟到。

      gōngjiāo sījī jítǐ bàgōng, dǎozhì hěn duō rén shàngbān chídào.

      Bus drivers went on a collective strike, causing many people to be late for work.

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