What do you do for work?
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Woordenschat
- 医生doctor
- 老师teacher
- 工程师engineer
- 护士nurse
- 厨师chef / cook
- 司机driver
- 律师lawyer
- 设计师designer
- 会计accountant
- 销售salesperson
- 公司company
- 工作work / job
Talking about your job
In Chinese, there are two main patterns to say what you do for work.
Pattern 1: 我是 + profession
Use 我是 (wǒ shì) + profession noun to state your job:
- 我是医生。(Wǒ shì yīshēng.) — I am a doctor.
- 她是老师。(Tā shì lǎoshī.) — She is a teacher.
- 他是工程师。(Tā shì gōngchéngshī.) — He is an engineer.
Note: In Chinese you do NOT use the indefinite article (a/an). Just 我是 + noun.
Pattern 2: 我在 + place + 工作
Use 我在 (wǒ zài) + workplace + 工作 for more detail:
- 我在医院工作。(Wǒ zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.) — I work in a hospital.
- 她在学校工作。(Tā zài xuéxiào gōngzuò.) — She works at a school.
Asking about jobs
- 你做什么工作？(Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?) — What do you do?
- 你是做什么的？(Nǐ shì zuò shénme de?) — What is your job? (more natural)
Uitdrukkingen
- 你是做什么的？Ask what someone does for work
- 我是一名工程师。Say you are an engineer
- 我在一家外企工作。Say you work at a foreign company
- 她在医院当护士。Say she works as a nurse in a hospital
- 你在哪里工作？Ask where someone works
- 我已经工作五年了。Say you have been working for five years
Veelgemaakte fouten
我是一个医生我是医生For professions 一个 sounds odd; use 一名 or no measure word
我工作在医院我在医院工作The place (在医院) must come before the verb (工作)
他是做律师他是律师Don't put 做 between 是 and the profession noun
你做什么工作是？你做什么工作？The question word 什么 stays in position; don't add 是 at the end
我是工作工程师我是工程师No need to add 工作; 我是 + profession is complete
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