How to say “look for a job” in Chinese
look for a job
“Look for a job” in Chinese is 求职, qiú zhí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
求职 is read qiú zhí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound in 球 qiú “ball”.
On the left, 耳 “ear”; on the right, 只 zhǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “求职”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 求职. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 毕业以后，他一直在求职。bìyèyǐhòu,tāyìzhízàiqiúzhíSince graduating, he's been looking for a job the whole time.
More words from the lesson “Hiring: from résumé to performance review”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “look for a job” in Chinese?
“Look for a job” in Chinese is 求职, pinyin qiúzhí.
What does 求职 mean?
求职 (qiúzhí) means “look for a job”.
How do you write 求职?
求职 is 2 characters: 求 (qiú) — ask, seek; 职 (zhí) — post, job. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 求职?
求职 is read qiúzhí. Tones: qiú — second tone, zhí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“look for a job” in the lesson “Hiring: from résumé to performance review”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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