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工作
work / to work / job
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Example
我在北京工作。
I work in Beijing.
工作 can be a noun or verb; 我在北京工作 uses it as a verb.
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33 expressions
Introduce what you do, describe your workplace, and talk about simple work activities. You can start with "我在……工作" or "我是……".
work / to work / job
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Example
我在北京工作。
I work in Beijing.
工作 can be a noun or verb; 我在北京工作 uses it as a verb.
company
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Example
我在一家公司工作。
I work at a company.
coworker / colleague
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Example
这是我的同事。
This is my coworker.
to go to work / to be at work
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Example
我九点上班。
I start work at nine.
上班／下班 describe starting/attending work and finishing work; not every job has a fixed schedule.
to finish work / to get off work
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Example
我六点下班。
I finish work at six.
to have a meeting
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Example
我们下午开会。
We have a meeting this afternoon.
开会 is a common verb–object expression, not the noun "meeting" by itself.
busy
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Example
我今天很忙。
I am busy today.
email / mail
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Example
请给我发邮件。
Please send me an email.
In this digital communication example, 邮件 means email; 电子邮件 is the explicit full term.
teacher
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Example
我是老师。
I am a teacher.
doctor
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Example
她是医生。
She is a doctor.
engineer
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Example
他是工程师。
He is an engineer.
programmer
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Example
我是程序员。
I am a programmer.
manager
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Example
这是我们的经理。
This is our manager.
server / service attendant
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Example
他是服务员。
He is a server.
服务员 can refer to different service roles depending on the setting, not only restaurant servers.
freelancer
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Example
我是自由职业者。
I am a freelancer.
Chinese language
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Example
我学汉语。
I study Chinese.
汉语 is the Chinese language in general. 普通话 is Standard Mandarin specifically.
Mandarin; Standard Chinese
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Example
说普通话。
Speak Mandarin.
pinyin
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Example
学拼音。
Learn pinyin.
Chinese character
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Example
写汉字。
Write Chinese characters.
tone (of Chinese)
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Example
四个声调。
Four tones.
question; problem
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Example
我有问题。
I have a question.
answer
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Example
这是答案。
This is the answer.
example
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Example
一个例子。
An example.
exercise; practice
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Example
做练习。
Do exercises.
to review
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Example
复习中文。
Review Chinese.
exam; test
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Example
有考试。
There is an exam.
homework
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Example
做作业。
Do homework.
course
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Example
我的课程。
My course.
nurse
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Example
她是护士。
She is a nurse.
driver
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Example
他是司机。
He is a driver.
chef; cook
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Example
他是厨师。
He is a chef.
meeting
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Example
有会议。
There is a meeting.
message; news
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Example
我的消息。
My message.
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