Usage note
职工指在某个单位或公司工作的人。
Zhígōng zhǐ zài mǒu gè dānwèi huò gōngsī gōngzuò de rén.
Staff refers to people who work in a certain unit or company.
Context note
在学校里，老师和其他工作人员都是职工。
Zài xuéxiào lǐ, lǎoshī hé qítā gōngzuò rényuán dōu shì zhígōng.
In a school, teachers and other workers are all staff.
5 examples
我们学校的职工都很友好。
wǒ men xué xiào de zhí gōng dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
The staff at our school are all very friendly.
职工们每天努力工作。
zhí gōng men měi tiān nǔ lì gōng zuò。
The staff work hard every day.
这家公司的职工很多。
zhè jiā gōng sī de zhí gōng hěn duō。
This company has many staff.
职工在休息室里聊天。
zhí gōng zài xiū xi shì lǐ liáo tiān。
The staff are chatting in the break room.
职工们一起庆祝节日。
zhí gōng men yì qǐ qìng zhù jié rì。
The staff celebrate the holiday together.
5 mini stories
职工们每天早上来上班。他们一起打扫教室。
zhí gōng men měi tiān zǎo shàng lái shàng bān。 tā men yì qǐ dǎ sǎo jiào shì。
The staff come to work every morning. They clean the classroom together.
一位职工帮助小朋友找书包。小朋友很开心。
yí wèi zhí gōng bāng zhù xiǎo péng yǒu zhǎo shū bāo。 xiǎo péng yǒu hěn kāi xīn。
A staff member helped a child find their backpack. The child was very happy.
职工们在食堂吃午饭。他们边吃边聊天。
zhí gōng men zài shí táng chī wǔ fàn。 tā men biān chī biān liáo tiān。
The staff eat lunch in the cafeteria. They chat while eating.
一位职工教小朋友画画。小朋友画了一朵花。
yí wèi zhí gōng jiào xiǎo péng yǒu huà huà。 xiǎo péng yǒu huà le yì duǒ huā。
A staff member taught a child to draw. The child drew a flower.
职工们组织了一场游戏。大家玩得很高兴。
zhí gōng men zǔ zhī le yì chǎng yóu xì。 dà jiā wán dé hěn gāo xìng。
The staff organized a game. Everyone had a lot of fun.
Mini dialogue
学校职工
A
那位职工是图书馆的管理员。
Nà wèi zhígōng shì túshūguǎn de guǎnlǐyuán.
That staff member is the librarian.
B
职工们都很友好，帮助我们找书。
Zhígōng men dōu hěn yǒuhǎo, bāngzhù wǒmen zhǎo shū.
The staff are all very friendly and help us find books.
感谢职工
A
我们应该感谢学校的职工。
Wǒmen yīnggāi gǎnxiè xuéxiào de zhígōng.
We should thank the school staff.
B
是的，职工们每天都很辛苦。
Shì de, zhígōng men měitiān dōu hěn xīnkǔ.
Yes, the staff work hard every day.
Related words and contrasts
similar
员工
yuángōng
employee; staff
员工 is a common synonym for staff or employee.
related
同事
tóngshì
colleague
同事 means colleague, a person you work with.
opposite
老板
lǎobǎn
boss
老板 is the boss or employer, opposite of staff.