{"id":12754,"date":"2016-11-29T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=12754"},"modified":"2016-11-28T18:05:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T22:05:16","slug":"jobs-and-workplaces-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/jobs-and-workplaces-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs and Workplaces in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love it or hate it,\u00a0<strong>work<\/strong> (\u5de5\u4f5c &#8211; g\u014dng zu\u00f2) is an important part of life. Most people have to go to a job, whether you&#8217;re a part-time employee or the CEO. Since it&#8217;s such a time-consuming and important aspect of our lives, work is a topic that often comes up in conversation. This post will teach you how to talk about your job and ask basic questions to others in Chinese.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Job Titles<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_8618\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/03\/DSC_0221.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSC 0221\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8618\" class=\"wp-image-8618\"  alt=\"\u6211\u662f\u8001\u5e08\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/03\/DSC_0221.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/03\/DSC_0221.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/03\/DSC_0221-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u6211\u662f\u8001\u5e08<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first question you&#8217;ll need to learn is a very common one:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">What\u2019s your job?<br \/>\n\u4f60\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\u5de5\u4f5c?<br \/>\nn\u01d0 zu\u00f2 sh\u00e9n me g\u014dng zu\u00f2<\/h3>\n<p>To answer, simply say:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I&#8217;m a\/an&#8230; + job title<br \/>\n\u6211\u662f&#8230;<br \/>\nw\u01d2 sh\u00ec<\/h3>\n<p>Not sure about job titles in Chinese? Here are 25 common ones that you can study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>accountant (<span class=\"s1\">\u4f1a\u8ba1<\/span> \u2013 ku\u00e0i j\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>actor (<span class=\"s1\">\u6f14\u5458<\/span> \u2013 y\u01cen yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>agent (<span class=\"s1\">\u4ee3\u7406\u5546<\/span> \u2013 d\u00e0i l\u01d0 sh\u0101ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>artist (<span class=\"s1\">\u827a\u672f\u5bb6<\/span> \u2013 y\u00ec sh\u00f9 ji\u0101)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>assistant (<span class=\"s1\">\u52a9\u7406<\/span> \u2013 zh\u00f9 l\u01d0)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>boss (<span class=\"s1\">\u8001\u677f<\/span> \u2013 l\u01ceo b\u01cen)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>business person (<span class=\"s1\">\u5546\u4eba<\/span> \u2013 sh\u0101ng r\u00e9n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>chef (<span class=\"s1\">\u53a8\u5e08<\/span> \u2013 ch\u00fa sh\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>designer (<span class=\"s1\">\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5e08<\/span> \u2013 sh\u00e8 j\u00ec sh\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">doctor <\/span>(<span class=\"s3\">\u533b\u751f<\/span> \u2013 y\u012b sh\u0113ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">engineer <\/span>(<span class=\"s3\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08<\/span> \u2013 g\u014dng ch\u00e9ng sh\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>freelancer (<span class=\"s1\">\u81ea\u7531\u804c\u4e1a<\/span> \u2013 z\u00ec y\u00f3u zh\u00ed y\u00e8)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>lawyer (<span class=\"s1\">\u5f8b\u5e08<\/span> \u2013 l\u01dc sh\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>manager (<span class=\"s1\">\u7ecf\u7406<\/span> \u2013 j\u012bng l\u01d0)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>musician (<span class=\"s1\">\u97f3\u4e50\u5bb6<\/span> \u2013 y\u012bn yu\u00e8 ji\u0101)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>nurse (<span class=\"s1\">\u62a4\u58eb<\/span> \u2013 h\u00f9 sh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>photographer (<span class=\"s1\">\u6444\u5f71\u5e08<\/span> \u2013 sh\u00e8 y\u01d0ng sh\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>police officer (<span class=\"s1\">\u8b66\u5bdf<\/span> \u2013 j\u01d0ng ch\u00e1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>receptionist (<span class=\"s1\">\u62db\u5f85\u5458<\/span> \u2013 zh\u0101o d\u00e0i yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>sales person (<span class=\"s1\">\u552e\u8d27\u5458<\/span> \u2013 sh\u00f2u hu\u00f2 yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>scientist (<span class=\"s1\">\u79d1\u5b66\u5bb6<\/span> \u2013 k\u0113 xu\u00e9 ji\u0101)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>secretary (<span class=\"s1\">\u79d8\u4e66<\/span> \u2013 m\u00ec sh\u016b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">teacher <\/span>(<span class=\"s3\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span> \u2013 l\u01ceo sh\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>waiter (<span class=\"s1\">\u670d\u52a1\u5458<\/span> \u2013 f\u00fa w\u00f9 yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>writer (<span class=\"s1\">\u4f5c\u5bb6<\/span> \u2013 zu\u00f2 ji\u0101)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t see your job on there? Tell us what you do in Chinese in the comments section so we can all learn even more vocabulary!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Workplace<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12756\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/1-GOPR0475.jpg\" aria-label=\"1 GOPR0475\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12756\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12756\"  alt=\"\u6211\u5728\u5b66\u6821\u5de5\u4f5c\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/1-GOPR0475.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/1-GOPR0475.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/1-GOPR0475-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u6211\u5728\u5b66\u6821\u5de5\u4f5c<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another common question related to work is:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Where do you work?<br \/>\n\u4f60\u5728\u54ea\u91cc\u5de5\u4f5c\uff1f<br \/>\nn\u01d0 z\u00e0i n\u01ce l\u01d0 g\u014dng zu\u00f2<\/h3>\n<p>Of course, there are a variety of ways to answer this question. You could give the city or part of town where you work, the type of workplace, or even the company name. Here are ten common workplaces in Chinese to help you out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>office (<span class=\"s1\">\u529e\u516c\u5ba4<\/span> &#8211; b\u00e0n g\u014dng sh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>school (<span class=\"s1\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span> &#8211; xu\u00e9 xi\u00e0o)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>university (<span class=\"s1\">\u5927\u5b66<\/span> &#8211; d\u00e0 xu\u00e9)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>hospital (<span class=\"s1\">\u91ab\u9662<\/span> &#8211; y\u012b yu\u00e0n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>factory (<span class=\"s1\">\u5de5\u5382<\/span> &#8211; g\u014dng ch\u01ceng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>restaurant (<span class=\"s1\">\u996d\u5e97<\/span> &#8211; f\u00e0n di\u00e0n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>market (<span class=\"s1\">\u5e02\u573a<\/span> &#8211; sh\u00ec ch\u01ceng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>hotel (<span class=\"s1\">\u9152\u5e97<\/span> &#8211; ji\u01d4 di\u00e0n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>store\/shop (<span class=\"s1\">\u5546\u5e97<\/span> &#8211; sh\u0101ng di\u00e0n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>shopping center (<span class=\"s1\">\u8d2d\u7269\u4e2d\u5fc3<\/span> &#8211; g\u00f2u w\u00f9 zh\u00f2ng x\u012bn)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To answer the question giving your workplace, simply put the correct word in the middle of this sentence:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I work at\/in&#8230;<br \/>\n\u6211\u5728&#8230; \u5de5\u4f5c.<br \/>\nw\u01d2 z\u00e0i&#8230; g\u014dng zu\u00f2<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_10779\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/DSC_0462.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSC 0462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10779\" class=\"wp-image-10779\"  alt=\"The Golden Arches - very well-known even in China.\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/DSC_0462.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/DSC_0462.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/02\/DSC_0462-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden Arches &#8211; very well-known even in China.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you work at a company that&#8217;s very well-known &#8211; such as Coca-Cola or Apple &#8211; you might as well learn the company&#8217;s name in Chinese. Get the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/famous-companies-chinese-names\/\">Chinese names for 50 famous companies here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12757\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284.jpg\" aria-label=\"2 DSC 0284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12757\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12757\"  alt=\"Teaching English in China is awesome!\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teaching English in China is awesome!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratefulgypsies.com\/living-in-china\/teaching-english-in-china\/\">Teaching English in China<\/a>: If you&#8217;ve ever thought about teaching English in China, this page is a great resource. We cover the basics &#8211; finding a job, getting a visa, etc. &#8211; and also detail our real-life experiences over 5+ years teaching in many different jobs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/my-job\/\">My Job<\/a>: Practice your reading skills in this post about my job as an English teacher in Beijing. Study the post and then try to write a similar one about your job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinas-workforce\/\">China&#8217;s Workforce<\/a>: Learn all about the past, present, and future of China&#8217;s workforce. From Mao-era work units, to reform and opening up, to recent boom years and beyond, things change quickly in China.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/working-in-china\/\">What&#8217;s it Really Like Working in China?<\/a>: Take a look at the two extremes in China &#8211; extreme wealth and extreme poverty &#8211; as well as the minimum wage, holidays, and more to get an idea of what it&#8217;s really like working there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll leave one more question here for you to try and answer in Chinese:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Do you like your job?<br \/>\n\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4f60\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\u5417? \u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48?<br \/>\nn\u01d0 x\u01d0 hu\u0101n n\u01d0 de g\u014dng zu\u00f2 ma? w\u00e8i sh\u00e9n me?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284-350x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"My Day in Chinese\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/2-DSC_0284.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Love it or hate it,\u00a0work (\u5de5\u4f5c &#8211; g\u014dng zu\u00f2) is an important part of life. Most people have to go to a job, whether you&#8217;re a part-time employee or the CEO. Since it&#8217;s such a time-consuming and important aspect of our lives, work is a topic that often comes up in conversation. 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