---
title: "Nongmingong Meaning: 农民工 (nóngmíngōng) Means “migrant worker”"
description: "农民工 (traditional 農民工, nóngmíngōng) means “migrant worker (rural laborer working in a city)”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongmingong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 农民工 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

农民工 nóngmíngōng

## migrant worker (rural laborer working in a city)

## Its characters

1. 工 gōng work

## In a sentence

很多农民工过年才回家。 Many migrant workers only go home for the New Year.

光是在外地打工的**农民工**，就有大约一亿八千万人。

From [什么是春运？ · What is Chunyun, China’s Spring Festival travel rush?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chunyun-chinese-new-year-travel-rush#library-word-344-347)

[More about 农民工](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%86%9C%E6%B0%91%E5%B7%A5)

## More words with 农 or 民 or 工

- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [分工 fēngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengong)
- [工厂 gōngchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongchang)
- [工程 gōngchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongcheng)
- [工程师 gōngchéngshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongchengshi)
- [工地 gōngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongdi)
- [工会 gōnghuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonghui)
- [工具 gōngjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongju)
- [公民 gōngmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongmin)

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