Definition

Noun: 1. Working day; workday: A unit of measurement for labor, representing a standard day's work, used as a basis for calculating wages, salaries, or work quotas. It typically refers to the official or contractual duration of a workday. 2. Man-day: A unit of work measurement representing the amount of work performed by one person in one day, often used in project planning, agriculture, or collective labor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mỗi ngày công ở nông trại được trả 200.000 đồng. (Each workday at the farm is paid 200,000 VND.)
  • Công nhân đã hoàn thành 50 ngày công trong tháng. (The workers completed 50 working days this month.)
  • Dự án này ước tính cần 100 ngày công. (This project is estimated to require 100 man-days.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tính ngày công": To calculate workdays; to tally man-days.
  • Kế toán đang tính ngày công cho toàn bộ nhân viên. (The accountant is calculating the workdays for all employees.)
• "Ngày công chuẩn" / "Ngày công quy chuẩn": Standard workday; standard man-day (a normalized unit, often 8 hours).
  • Một ngày công chuẩn trong hợp đồng là 8 giờ. (A standard workday in the contract is 8 hours.)

Variants and Related Words

• Công (n): Work; labor. This is the root word. "Ngày công" combines "ngày" (day) and "công" (work).
• Giờ công (n): Work hour; man-hour. A smaller unit of work measurement.
  • Chi phí được tính theo giờ công. (The cost is calculated per work hour.)

Synonyms

• Ngày làm việc: Workday; working day (more general, can refer to the calendar day itself).
• Ca làm việc: Work shift (focuses on a period of work, not necessarily a full day).

Related Phrases

• "Ăn ngày công": (Colloquial, often in agriculture/collectives) To receive pay or benefits for a workday, regardless of actual output. Can imply minimal effort.
  • Không được ăn ngày công, phải làm thật chất lượng. (Don't just collect pay for showing up, you must work with real quality.)

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: In Vietnamese economic and labor contexts, "ngày công" is a crucial quantitative unit for work, not just a description of a day. Its core function is measurement and calculation (for pay, project estimates, collective labor).
• Contextual Meaning: Its translation depends on context:
  • As a basis for payment, it translates best to "working day" or "workday".
  • As a unit for planning or measuring work volume, it translates best to "man-day".

noun

1. working day ; workday