Jobs in Chinese: Common Careers Flashcards 44 cards
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44 job titles in Mainland usage, from 老师 and 医生 to 消防员 and 软件工程师. Many share a suffix: 员 (staff member), 师 (skilled professional), 工 (worker), 家 (expert).
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All 44 words in this deck
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工人 | gōngrénㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ | worker |
| 老师老師 | lǎoshīㄌㄠˇ ㄕ | teacher |
| 医生醫生 | yīshēngㄧ ㄕㄥ | doctor |
| 教练教練 | jiàoliànㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ | coach; instructor |
| 警察 | jǐngcháㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ | police; policeman |
| 演员演員 | yǎnyuánㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄢˊ | actor; actress; performer |
| 护士護士 | hùshiㄏㄨˋ ㄕˋ | nurse |
| 会计會計 | kuàijìㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ | accountant; accounting |
| 律师律師 | lǜshīㄌㄩˋ ㄕ | lawyer |
| 运动员運動員 | yùndòngyuánㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ | athlete |
| 军人軍人 | jūnrénㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄣˊ | soldier; military personnel |
| 摄影师攝影師 | shèyǐngshīㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄕ | photographer; cameraman |
| 厨师廚師 | chúshīㄔㄨˊ ㄕ | cook; chef |
| 飞行员飛行員 | fēixíngyuánㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ | pilot; aviator |
| 清洁工清潔工 | qīngjiégōngㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | cleaner; janitor |
| 上班族 | shàngbānzúㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ ㄗㄨˊ | office workers (as a social group) |
| 保安 | bǎo'ānㄅㄠˇ ㄢ | security guard; ensuring safety |
| 保姆 | bǎomǔㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ | nanny; housekeeper |
| 园丁園丁 | yuándīngㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥ | gardener |
| 店长店長 | diànzhǎngㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ | store manager |
| 房产中介房產中介 | fángchǎnzhōngjièㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ | real estate agent |
| 技工 | jìgōngㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | skilled worker |
| 收银员收銀員 | shōuyínyuánㄕㄡ ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ | cashier; checkout clerk |
| 服务员服務員 | fúwùyuánㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ | waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel |
| 业务员業務員 | yèwùyuánㄧㄝˋ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ | salesperson |
| 水电工水電工 | shuǐdiàngōngㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | plumbing and electrical work; tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work |
| 消防员消防員 | xiāofángyuánㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄢˊ | firefighter; fireman |
| 牙医牙醫 | yáyīㄧㄚˊ ㄧ | dentist |
| 兽医獸醫 | shòuyīㄕㄡˋ ㄧ | veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet |
| 科学家科學家 | kēxuéjiāㄎㄜ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚ | scientist |
| 空乘 | kōngchéngㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ | flight attendant; on-board service |
| 美发师美髮師 | měifàshīㄇㄟˇ ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ | hairdresser; beautician |
| 农夫農夫 | nóngfūㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨ | peasant; farmer |
| 邮递员郵遞員 | yóudìyuánㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ | mailman |
| 电工電工 | diàngōngㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | electrician |
| 音乐家音樂家 | yīnyuèjiāㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | musician |
| 卡车司机卡車司機 | kǎchēsījīㄎㄚˇ ㄔㄜ ㄙ ㄐㄧ | Truck driver |
| 图书馆员圖書館員 | túshūguǎnyuánㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄩㄢˊ | librarian |
| 公交车司机公交車司機 | gōngjiāochēsījīㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄜ ㄙ ㄐㄧ | bus driver (mainland term; Tw: 公车司机) |
| 工厂工人工廠工人 | gōngchǎnggōngrénㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ | Factory worker |
| 急救人员急救人員 | jíjiùrényuánㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ | Emergency responder/Paramedic |
| 柜台人员櫃台人員 | guìtáirényuánㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ | Receptionist/Counter staff |
| 软件工程师軟件工程師 | ruǎnjiàngōngchéngshīㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕ | software engineer |
| 打扫阿姨打掃阿姨 | dǎsǎo'āyíㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ ㄚ ㄧˊ | Cleaning lady/Housekeeper |
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