零工

kào dǎ líng gōng guò huó

靠打零工过活

make a living by doing odd jobs

nǐ dǎ suàn zài jià qī dǎ líng gōng huò zuò lèi sì de gōng zuò ma

你打算在假期打零工或做类似的工作吗？

Do you plan to do any holiday jobs or anything like that?

gù líng gōng

雇零工

hire casual labourers

tā dāng líng gōng měi yuè kě yǐ zhuàn yuē měi yuán

他当零工每月可以赚约200美元。

He does odd jobs that bring him in about 200 dollars a month.