Work & career
Jobs, the office, meetings and careers.
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Word list: Work & career
Jobs, the office, meetings and careers. Below you'll find all 197 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work; job; to work | HSK 1 | ||
| 服务员 | 服務員 | fúwùyuán | waiter/waitress | HSK 2 | |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work | HSK 2 | ||
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàngōngshì | office | HSK 3 | |
| 会议 | 會議 | huìyì | meeting | HSK 3 | |
| 经理 | 經理 | jīnglǐ | manager | HSK 3 | |
| 请假 | 請假 | qǐngjià | to ask for time off | HSK 3 | |
| 司机 | 司機 | sījī | driver | HSK 3 | |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague | HSK 3 | ||
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on a business trip | HSK 4 | ||
| 负责 | 負責 | fùzé | responsible for | HSK 4 | |
| 工资 | 工資 | gōngzī | wages | HSK 4 | |
| 管理 | guǎnlǐ | to manage; management | HSK 4 | ||
| 记者 | 記者 | jìzhě | reporter | HSK 4 | |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | HSK 4 | ||
| 奖金 | 獎金 | jiǎngjīn | bonus | HSK 4 | |
| 警察 | jǐngchá | police | HSK 4 | ||
| 律师 | 律師 | lǜshī | lawyer | HSK 4 | |
| 任务 | 任務 | rènwu | a mission (task; assignment) | HSK 4 | |
| 申请 | 申請 | shēnqǐng | to apply for; application | HSK 4 | |
| 师傅 | 師傅 | shīfu | master (skilled worker) | HSK 4 | |
| 售货员 | 售貨員 | shòuhuòyuán | salesclerk | HSK 4 | |
| 应聘 | 應聘 | yìngpìn | to apply for a job | HSK 4 | |
| 招聘 | zhāopìn | to recruit; recruitment | HSK 4 | ||
| 职业 | 職業 | zhíyè | profession | HSK 4 | |
| 办理 | 辦理 | bànlǐ | to handle (paperwork, procedures) | HSK 5 | |
| 报到 | 報到 | bàodào | to report for duty; to check in | HSK 5 | |
| 报告 | 報告 | bàogào | to report (to superiors; a report) | HSK 5 | |
| 部门 | 部門 | bùmén | department | HSK 5 | |
| 出席 | chūxí | to attend | HSK 5 | ||
| 处理 | 處理 | chǔlǐ | to deal with; to handle | HSK 5 | |
| 辞职 | 辭職 | cízhí | to resign | HSK 5 | |
| 从事 | 從事 | cóngshì | to engage in | HSK 5 | |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work part-time | HSK 5 | ||
| 待遇 | dàiyù | treatment | HSK 5 | ||
| 担任 | 擔任 | dānrèn | to serve as | HSK 5 | |
| 单位 | 單位 | dānwèi | work unit; unit | HSK 5 | |
| 干活儿 | 幹活兒 | gàn huór | to work; to do manual labor | HSK 5 | |
| 工厂 | 工廠 | gōngchǎng | factory | HSK 5 | |
| 工程师 | 工程師 | gōngchéngshī | engineer | HSK 5 | |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker | HSK 5 | ||
| 贡献 | 貢獻 | gòngxiàn | contribution; to contribute | HSK 5 | |
| 行业 | 行業 | hángyè | industry (trade, line of business) | HSK 5 | |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate | HSK 5 | ||
| 兼职 | 兼職 | jiānzhí | part-time job | HSK 5 | |
| 简历 | 簡歷 | jiǎnlì | resume | HSK 5 | |
| 接待 | jiēdài | to receive (guests) | HSK 5 | ||
| 会计 | 會計 | kuàijì | accountant | HSK 5 | |
| 劳动 | 勞動 | láodòng | work | HSK 5 | |
| 老板 | 老闆 | lǎobǎn | boss | HSK 5 | |
| 领导 | 領導 | lǐngdǎo | to lead | HSK 5 | |
| 秘书 | 秘書 | mìshu | secretary | HSK 5 | |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | business card | HSK 5 | ||
| 模特 | mótè | model (fashion) | HSK 5 | ||
| 农民 | 農民 | nóngmín | farmer | HSK 5 | |
| 农业 | 農業 | nóngyè | agriculture | HSK 5 | |
| 培训 | 培訓 | péixùn | to train (job training course) | HSK 5 | |
| 配合 | pèihé | to cooperate; to coordinate | HSK 5 | ||
| 前途 | qiántú | future (prospects of a person) | HSK 5 | ||
| 人才 | réncái | talent (talented person) | HSK 5 | ||
| 人事 | rénshì | personnel | HSK 5 | ||
| 人员 | 人員 | rényuán | staff | HSK 5 | |
| 设计 | 設計 | shèjì | design; to design | HSK 5 | |
| 失业 | 失業 | shī yè | to lose one's job | HSK 5 | |
| 实习 | 實習 | shíxí | to intern; internship | HSK 5 | |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire | HSK 5 | ||
| 文件 | wénjiàn | document | HSK 5 | ||
| 项目 | 項目 | xiàngmù | project; item | HSK 5 | |
| 效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency | HSK 5 | ||
| 修改 | xiūgǎi | to revise; to modify | HSK 5 | ||
| 业务 | 業務 | yèwù | business (line of work, operations) | HSK 5 | |
| 员工 | 員工 | yuángōng | employee | HSK 5 | |
| 召开 | 召開 | zhàokāi | to convene | HSK 5 | |
| 指挥 | 指揮 | zhǐhuī | to command | HSK 5 | |
| 志愿者 | 志願者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer | HSK 5 | |
| 制造 | 製造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make | HSK 5 | |
| 制作 | 製作 | zhìzuò | to make; to produce | HSK 5 | |
| 中介 | zhōngjiè | agency; intermediary | HSK 5 | ||
| 主持 | zhǔchí | to host; to preside over | HSK 5 | ||
| 主任 | zhǔrèn | director | HSK 5 | ||
| 注册 | 註冊 | zhùcè | to register (enroll, sign up) | HSK 5 | |
| 专家 | 專家 | zhuānjiā | expert | HSK 5 | |
| 资格 | 資格 | zīgé | qualifications | HSK 5 | |
| 总裁 | 總裁 | zǒngcái | president (of a company); CEO | HSK 5 | |
| 安置 | ānzhì | to find a place for; to settle | HSK 6 | ||
| 把关 | 把關 | bǎ guān | to check; to act as gatekeeper | HSK 6 | |
| 罢工 | 罷工 | bà gōng | to go on strike | HSK 6 | |
| 保管 | bǎoguǎn | to look after; to store; surely | HSK 6 | ||
| 保密 | bǎo mì | to keep secret | HSK 6 | ||
| 保姆 | bǎomǔ | nanny | HSK 6 | ||
| 备忘录 | 備忘錄 | bèiwànglù | memorandum | HSK 6 | |
| 裁员 | 裁員 | cáiyuán | to cut staff; to lay off | HSK 6 | |
| 参谋 | 參謀 | cānmóu | advisor | HSK 6 | |
| 操劳 | 操勞 | cāoláo | to work hard; to look after | HSK 6 | |
| 称号 | 稱號 | chēnghào | title (honorary title) | HSK 6 | |
| 承办 | 承辦 | chéngbàn | to undertake | HSK 6 | |
| 充当 | 充當 | chōngdāng | to serve as; to act as | HSK 6 | |
| 处分 | 處分 | chǔfèn | to punish; disciplinary action | HSK 6 | |
| 创立 | 創立 | chuànglì | to found | HSK 6 | |
| 创业 | 創業 | chuàngyè | to start a business | HSK 6 | |
| 搭档 | 搭檔 | dādàng | partner; to team up | HSK 6 | |
| 代理 | dàilǐ | acting | HSK 6 | ||
| 档案 | 檔案 | dàng'àn | file | HSK 6 | |
| 调动 | 調動 | diàodòng | to transfer | HSK 6 | |
| 董事长 | 董事長 | dǒngshìzhǎng | chairman of the board | HSK 6 | |
| 督促 | dūcù | to supervise and urge | HSK 6 | ||
| 福利 | fúlì | material benefits | HSK 6 | ||
| 辅助 | 輔助 | fǔzhù | to assist; auxiliary | HSK 6 | |
| 盖章 | 蓋章 | gàizhāng | to stamp; to affix a seal | HSK 6 | |
| 干劲 | 幹勁 | gànjìn | enthusiasm | HSK 6 | |
| 岗位 | 崗位 | gǎngwèi | a post | HSK 6 | |
| 公关 | 公關 | gōngguān | public relations | HSK 6 | |
| 公务 | 公務 | gōngwù | public affairs | HSK 6 | |
| 功劳 | 功勞 | gōngláo | credit; contribution | HSK 6 | |
| 骨干 | 骨幹 | gǔgàn | backbone | HSK 6 | |
| 顾问 | 顧問 | gùwèn | adviser | HSK 6 | |
| 雇佣 | 雇傭 | gùyōng | to employ; to hire | HSK 6 | |
| 规划 | 規劃 | guīhuà | plan (long-term planning) | HSK 6 | |
| 后勤 | 後勤 | hòuqín | logistics (support services) | HSK 6 | |
| 汇报 | 彙報 | huìbào | to report; report | HSK 6 | |
| 机构 | 機構 | jīgòu | organization; institution | HSK 6 | |
| 机遇 | 機遇 | jīyù | opportunity (rare, favorable; formal) | HSK 6 | |
| 级别 | 級別 | jíbié | rank | HSK 6 | |
| 纪要 | 紀要 | jìyào | summary; minutes | HSK 6 | |
| 技巧 | jìqiǎo | skill (technique) | HSK 6 | ||
| 加工 | jiā gōng | to process | HSK 6 | ||
| 奖励 | 獎勵 | jiǎnglì | to reward | HSK 6 | |
| 奖赏 | 獎賞 | jiǎngshǎng | to reward (bestow; formal) | HSK 6 | |
| 解除 | jiěchú | to remove; to relieve | HSK 6 | ||
| 解雇 | 解僱 | jiěgù | to fire; to dismiss | HSK 6 | |
| 进展 | 進展 | jìnzhǎn | progress; to make progress | HSK 6 | |
| 晋升 | 晉升 | jìnshēng | to be promoted | HSK 6 | |
| 敬业 | 敬業 | jìngyè | dedicated to one's work | HSK 6 | |
| 就业 | 就業 | jiùyè | employment | HSK 6 | |
| 就职 | 就職 | jiù zhí | to take office (formal) | HSK 6 | |
| 开除 | 開除 | kāichú | to expel; to dismiss | HSK 6 | |
| 开拓 | 開拓 | kāituò | to open up; to break new ground | HSK 6 | |
| 开展 | 開展 | kāizhǎn | to launch; to carry out | HSK 6 | |
| 考核 | kǎohé | to assess; to examine | HSK 6 | ||
| 履行 | lǚxíng | to fulfill; to carry out | HSK 6 | ||
| 落成 | luòchéng | to be completed (building) | HSK 6 | ||
| 落实 | 落實 | luòshí | to implement; to carry out | HSK 6 | |
| 忙碌 | mánglù | to be busy; busy | HSK 6 | ||
| 拟定 | 擬定 | nǐdìng | to draw up; to draft | HSK 6 | |
| 派遣 | pàiqiǎn | to dispatch; to send | HSK 6 | ||
| 配备 | 配備 | pèibèi | to equip; to provide | HSK 6 | |
| 评估 | 評估 | pínggū | to evaluate; to assess | HSK 6 | |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | to draft; to draw up | HSK 6 | ||
| 请示 | 請示 | qǐngshì | to ask for instructions | HSK 6 | |
| 人工 | réngōng | man-made | HSK 6 | ||
| 任命 | rènmìng | to appoint | HSK 6 | ||
| 任重道远 | 任重道遠 | rènzhòngdàoyuǎn | to shoulder heavy responsibilities | HSK 6 | |
| 上级 | 上級 | shàngjí | higher authorities | HSK 6 | |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | to take office (assume a new post) | HSK 6 | ||
| 设立 | 設立 | shèlì | to set up; to establish | HSK 6 | |
| 实施 | 實施 | shíshī | to implement (put plans into effect) | HSK 6 | |
| 实行 | 實行 | shíxíng | to implement (put into practice) | HSK 6 | |
| 使命 | shǐmìng | a mission (calling; historic duty) | HSK 6 | ||
| 事务 | 事務 | shìwù | affairs | HSK 6 | |
| 事业 | 事業 | shìyè | career; cause; undertaking | HSK 6 | |
| 手艺 | 手藝 | shǒuyì | craft | HSK 6 | |
| 授予 | shòuyǔ | to award | HSK 6 | ||
| 书记 | 書記 | shūji | (Party) secretary; clerk | HSK 6 | |
| 率领 | 率領 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command | HSK 6 | |
| 泰斗 | tàidǒu | leading authority | HSK 6 | ||
| 特长 | 特長 | tècháng | strong point | HSK 6 | |
| 提拔 | tíbá | to promote (to a higher post) | HSK 6 | ||
| 统筹兼顾 | 統籌兼顧 | tǒngchóujiāngù | to plan with all factors in view | HSK 6 | |
| 徒弟 | túdì | disciple | HSK 6 | ||
| 团体 | 團體 | tuántǐ | group (organization) | HSK 6 | |
| 外行 | wàiháng | layman | HSK 6 | ||
| 下属 | 下屬 | xiàshǔ | subordinate | HSK 6 | |
| 协助 | 協助 | xiézhù | to assist | HSK 6 | |
| 薪水 | xīnshuǐ | salary | HSK 6 | ||
| 选拔 | 選拔 | xuǎnbá | to select (the best) | HSK 6 | |
| 渔民 | 漁民 | yúmín | fisherman | HSK 6 | |
| 招收 | zhāoshōu | to recruit; to take in | HSK 6 | ||
| 侦探 | 偵探 | zhēntàn | detective | HSK 6 | |
| 整顿 | 整頓 | zhěngdùn | to rectify; to overhaul | HSK 6 | |
| 执行 | 執行 | zhíxíng | to carry out; to implement | HSK 6 | |
| 值班 | zhí bān | to be on duty | HSK 6 | ||
| 职能 | 職能 | zhínéng | function (role of an organization) | HSK 6 | |
| 职位 | 職位 | zhíwèi | position (job, post) | HSK 6 | |
| 职务 | 職務 | zhíwù | post; position | HSK 6 | |
| 指定 | zhǐdìng | to appoint; to designate | HSK 6 | ||
| 致力 | zhìlì | to devote oneself to | HSK 6 | ||
| 主办 | 主辦 | zhǔbàn | to host | HSK 6 | |
| 主管 | zhǔguǎn | person in charge; supervisor | HSK 6 | ||
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant (job title) | HSK 6 | ||
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant (helper) | HSK 6 | ||
| 专长 | 專長 | zhuāncháng | specialty | HSK 6 | |
| 资深 | 資深 | zīshēn | experienced | HSK 6 | |
| 作风 | 作風 | zuòfēng | work style | HSK 6 | |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to get off work | Daily life | ||
| 开会 | 開會 | kāihuì | to have a meeting | Daily life | |
| 面试 | 面試 | miànshì | job interview | Daily life | |
| 邮件 | 郵件 | yóujiàn | email (mail; short form) | Daily life |
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