Chinese vocabulary · 30 words
Jobs in Chinese
The job words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 职业zhíyèoccupation; profession; job
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 教授jiàoshòuprofessor
- 学生xuéshēngstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
- 大夫dàifudoctor
- 护士hùshinurse
- 警察jǐngchápolice officer
- 律师lǜshīlawyer
- 司机sījīdriver
- 厨师chúshīcook
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 记者jìzhěreporter
- 演员yǎnyuánactor
- 歌手gēshǒusinger
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 秘书mìshūsecretary
- 会计kuàijìaccountant
- 商人shāngrénmerchant
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 农民nóngmínpeasant
- 军人jūnrénsoldier
- 保安bǎo’ānsecurity guard
- 导游dǎoyóutour guide
- 翻译fānyìtranslator; interpreter
- 教练jiàoliàncoach
How do you say work in Chinese?
工作 (gōngzuò). The most common job words are 职业 (zhíyè, occupation), 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher), 教授 (jiàoshòu, professor).
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