工 作 to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] 岗 位 gǎng wèi a post / a job 职 务 zhí wù post / position / job / duties 饭 碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living 差 事 chāi shi errand / assignment / job / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差使[chai1 shi5] 执 事 zhí shì to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon 营 生 yíng sheng (coll.) job / work 业 line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already 差 to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post 介 绍 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction 招 聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit 就 业 jiù yè to get a job / employment 录 取 lù qǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam / to admit (a student) / to hire (a job candidate) 打 工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 兼 职 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting 用 人 yòng rén servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff 职 称 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title 做 事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job 职 场 zhí chǎng workplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market 失 业 shī yè unemployment / to lose one's job 应 聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 开 工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job 搞 好 gǎo hǎo to do well at / to do a good job 全 职 quán zhí full-time job 跑 车 pǎo chē racing bicycle / sporting bicycle / sports car / logging truck / on the job (of a train conductor) 高 位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc 责 任 制 zé rèn zhì system of job responsibility 招 聘 会 zhāo pìn huì recruitment meeting / job fair 出 任 chū rèn to take up a post / to start in a new job 诚 聘 chéng pìn to seek to recruit / to invite job applications from 突 击 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly 见 习 jiàn xí to learn on the job / to be on probation 上 岗 shàng gǎng to take up one's post / to be given a job 钻 进 zuān jìn to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into 求 职 者 qiú zhí zhě job applicant 离 职 lí zhí to retire / to leave office / to quit a job 分 外 fèn wài exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job 小 菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] 检 察 官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) 本 职 běn zhí one's job 提 拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion 应 聘 者 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4] 当 务 之 急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job / matter of vital importance 分 发 fēn fā to distribute / distribution / to assign (sb) to a job 得 心 应 手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily 对 口 duì kǒu (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste 下 海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 出 山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position 难 为 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) 失 职 shī zhí to lose one's job / unemployment / not to fulfill one's obligations / to neglect one's job / dereliction of duty 应 征 yìng zhēng to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement 填 空 tián kòng to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) 就 业 机 会 jiù yè jī huì employment opportunity / job opening 官 职 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy 兼 营 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 公 职 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 待 业 dài yè to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China) 求 职 信 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application 第 二 职 业 dì èr zhí yè second job 钟 点 工 zhōng diǎn gōng hourly worker / hourly job 新 丁 xīn dīng new addition to a family (i.e. a birth) / a boy who has just come of age / (in a job etc) newcomer / novice 继 任 jì rèn to succeed sb in a job / successor 包 干 bāo gān to have the full responsibility of a job / allocated task 偷 工 减 料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work 调 转 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 拖 泥 带 水 tuō ní dài shuǐ lit. wading in mud and water / a slovenly job / sloppy 安 插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) 正 职 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 高 就 gāo jiù to move to a better job 双 开 shuāng kāi to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍，開除公職|开除党籍，开除公职) 留 任 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job 留 用 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job 走 马 上 任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom) / to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task 换 班 huàn bān to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job 北 漂 Běi piāo to migrate to Beijing in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit 兼 差 jiān chāi to moonlight / side job 包 工 bāo gōng to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications / to contract for a job / contractor 生 手 shēng shǒu novice / new hand / sb new to a job 小 时 工 xiǎo shí gōng hourly worker / hourly job 零 工 líng gōng temporary job / odd job 摸 鱼 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 留 职 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job 羊 肠 小 道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job 劝 退 quàn tuì to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc) 能 上 能 下 néng shàng néng xià ready to take any job, high or low 金 饭 碗 jīn fàn wǎn secure and lucrative job 半 路 出 家 bàn lù chū jiā switch to a job one was not trained for 正 业 zhèng yè one's regular job 谋 事 móu shì to plan matters / to look for a job 官 名 guān míng name of job in Imperial bureaucracy / official position 谋 职 móu zhí to look for a job / to seek employment 短 工 duǎn gōng temporary job / odd job / seasonal worker 纱 帽 shā mào gauze hat / (fig.) job as an official 敷 衍 塞 责 fū yǎn sè zé to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously 坐 冷 板 凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels 勤 务 员 qín wù yuán odd job man / army orderly 夹 生 饭 jiā shēng fàn half-cooked rice / (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance / Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4] 做 一 天 和 尚 撞 一 天 钟 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively 征 聘 zhēng pìn to invite job applications / to recruit 磨 洋 工 mó yáng gōng to idle on the job
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