How to say “workplace” in Chinese

职场
zhíchǎng

workplace, working world

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Work”

“Workplace” in Chinese is 职场, zhí chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

职场 is read zhí chǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
chǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

职
zhí — post, job

On the left, 耳 “ear”; on the right, 只 zhǐ hints at the sound.

场
chǎng — ground, place

On the left, 土 “earth”.

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 “职场”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “workplace” in Chinese?

“Workplace” in Chinese is 职场, pinyin zhíchǎng.

What does 职场 mean?

职场 (zhíchǎng) means “workplace, working world”.

How do you write 职场?

职场 is 2 characters: 职 (zhí) — post, job; 场 (chǎng) — ground, place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 职场?

职场 is read zhíchǎng. Tones: zhí — second tone, chǎng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“workplace” in the lesson “Quitting and retiring”

This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. 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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