Occupations

48 Vocabulary
上班shàng bān
HSK 1Frequency 1,495Radical Verb

to go to work

to be on duty

to start work

to go to the office

作家zuò jiā
HSK 4Frequency 3,034Radical Noun

author

Classifier: 个、位
公务员gōng wù yuán
HSK 5Frequency 8,047Radical Traditional 公務員Noun

functionary

office-bearer

军人jūn rén
HSK 6Frequency 4,817Radical Traditional 軍人Noun

serviceman

soldier

military personnel

农民nóng mín
HSK 5Frequency 3,710Radical Traditional 農民Noun

peasant

farmer

Classifier:
医生yī shēng
HSK 1Frequency 827Radical Traditional 醫生Noun

doctor

Classifier: 个、位、名
厨师chú shī
HSK 4Frequency 7,821Radical Traditional 廚師Noun

cook

chef

司机sī jī
HSK 3Frequency 1,804Radical Traditional 司機Noun

chauffeur; driver

员工yuán gōng
HSK 5Frequency 1,852Radical Traditional 員工Noun

staff

personnel

employee

售货员shòu huò yuán
HSK 4Frequency 19,954Radical Traditional 售貨員Noun

salesperson

Classifier:
商人shāng rén
HSK 5Frequency 5,221Radical Noun

merchant

businessman

学生xué sheng
HSK 1Frequency 651Radical Traditional 學生Noun

student

schoolchild

官员guān yuán
HSK 6Frequency 2,991Radical Traditional 官員Noun

official (in an organization or government)

administrator

实习shí xí
HSK 5Frequency 6,022Radical Traditional 實習Verb

to practice

field work

to intern

internship

导游dǎo yóu
HSK 4Frequency 10,258Radical Traditional 導遊Noun

tour guide

guidebook

to conduct a tour

导演dǎo yǎn
HSK 5Frequency 2,109Radical Traditional 導演

to direct

director (film etc)

岗位gǎng wèi
HSK 6Frequency 4,669Radical Traditional 崗位Noun

a post; a job

工人gōng rén
HSK 4Frequency 2,405Radical Noun

worker

Classifier: 个、名
工作gōng zuò
HSK 1Frequency 111Radical Verb · Noun

to work

(of a machine) to operate

job

work

task

Classifier: 个、份、项
工程师gōng chéng shī
HSK 5Frequency 5,605Radical Traditional 工程師Noun

engineer

Classifier: 个、位、名
应聘yìng pìn
HSK 4Frequency 12,946Radical 广Traditional 應聘Verb

to accept a job offer

to apply for an advertised position

律师lǜ shī
HSK 4Frequency 1,246Radical Traditional 律師Noun

lawyer

总统zǒng tǒng
HSK 5Frequency 988Radical Traditional 總統Noun

president (of a country)

Classifier: 个、位、名、届
护士hù shi
HSK 4Frequency 3,782Radical Traditional 護士Noun

nurse

Classifier:
招聘zhāo pìn
HSK 4Frequency 8,004Radical Verb

to invite applications for a job

to recruit

教授jiào shòu
HSK 4Frequency 1,612Radical Noun · Verb

professor

to instruct

to lecture on

Classifier: 个、位
教练jiào liàn
HSK 4Frequency 1,838Radical Traditional 教練Noun

instructor

sports coach

trainer

Classifier: 个、位、名
服务员fú wù yuán
HSK 3Frequency 5,531Radical Traditional 服務員Noun

waiter

waitress

attendant

customer service personnel

Classifier: 个、位
木匠mù jiàng
HSK 7Frequency 21,260Radical Noun

carpenter

校长xiào zhǎng
HSK 3Frequency 3,365Radical Traditional 校長Noun

(college, university) president

headmaster

Classifier: 个、位、名