Word: 开工 (kāigōng) Traditional: 開工 开工 dictionary entry kāigōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job Full dictionary entry for 开工 Example sentences using 开工 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 新房子下周一就要开工了。 Xīn fángzi xià zhōuyī jiùyào kāigōngle. Construction on the new house starts next Monday. 资金还没有到位，工程不能开工。 Zījīn hái méiyǒu dàowèi, gōngchéng bùnéng kāigōng. The funds aren't in place yet, so construction can't begin. 过完年，工厂就开工了。 Guò wán nián, gōngchǎng jiù kāigōngle. After the New Year, the factory resumes operation.