<p>The correct measure word for 工作 is 份, so 一份工作 is correct. </p>

<p>一家工作 you linked in is shorthand for 一家<strong>公司</strong>工作. In spoken, you might hear one say 我在这一家工作了很久 == 我在这一家<em>公司/单位</em>工作了很久. </p>

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2019-10-12T07:53:31.357Z
2019-10-12T07:53:31.357Z
dan
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<li><p>一份 is a proper classifier for 工作 </p></li>
<li><p>一份工作 is grammatical</p></li>
<li><p>一家 is a proper classifier for 公司</p></li>
<li><p>一家工作 is not grammatical ,  一家公司 is</p></li>
</ul>

<p>The examples you found about 一家工作 are mostly out of context</p>

<ul>
<li><p>[(在同一家)(工作)] = [(work at) (the same place)] - <em>一家 is a classifier for an establishment that employ people, e.g. 一家公司, 一家工厂 or 一家出版社 which is omitted</em></p></li>
<li><p>[(创立)(一家)(工作时间自由的公司)] = [(establish) (a) (company that has flexible work hours)] - <em>一家 is a proper classifier for 公司, not 工作</em></p></li>
<li><p>[(我)(上一家)(工作过的公司)] = [(the last) (company I've worked for)] - <em>一家 is a proper classifier for 公司, not 工作</em></p></li>
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2019-10-12T06:06:02.773Z
2019-10-12T06:06:02.773Z
Tang Ho
<p>I just encountered in the HSK4 book 一份工作 while I'm accustomed to 一家工作.  Judging from Baidu (<a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E2%80%9D%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%BD%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E2%80%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">一份工作</a>; <a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E2%80%9D%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%B6%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E2%80%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">一家工作</a>), both are grammatically correct and widely used.</p>

<p>I am unsure if they're different or not.  My guess in this case is that they're the same, but sometimes the measure word changes the meaning.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What's the difference between 一份工作 and 一家工作?</p>

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What's the difference between 一份工作 and 一家工作?
# What's the difference between 一份工作 and 一家工作?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-12)

I just encountered in the HSK4 book 一份工作 while I'm accustomed to 一家工作. Judging from Baidu ([一份工作](https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E2%80%9D%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%BD%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E2%80%9C); [一家工作](https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E2%80%9D%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%B6%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E2%80%9C)), both are grammatically correct and widely used.

I am unsure if they're different or not. My guess in this case is that they're the same, but sometimes the measure word changes the meaning.

**Question**: What's the difference between 一份工作 and 一家工作?

**Tags:** difference, measure-word


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The correct measure word for 工作 is 份, so 一份工作 is correct.

一家工作 you linked in is shorthand for 一家**公司**工作. In spoken, you might hear one say 我在这一家工作了很久 == 我在这一家*公司/单位*工作了很久.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-10-12. Score: 1

* 一份 is a proper classifier for 工作
* 一份工作 is grammatical
* 一家 is a proper classifier for 公司
* 一家工作 is not grammatical , 一家公司 is

The examples you found about 一家工作 are mostly out of context

* [(在同一家)(工作)] = [(work at) (the same place)] - *一家 is a classifier for an establishment that employ people, e.g. 一家公司, 一家工厂 or 一家出版社 which is omitted*
* [(创立)(一家)(工作时间自由的公司)] = [(establish) (a) (company that has flexible work hours)] - *一家 is a proper classifier for 公司, not 工作*
* [(我)(上一家)(工作过的公司)] = [(the last) (company I've worked for)] - *一家 is a proper classifier for 公司, not 工作*


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