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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
職業
- occupation; profession; career; vocation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 種/种 m)
- 職業前景/职业前景 ― zhíyè qiánjǐng ― career prospects
- 職業健康安全/职业健康安全 ― zhíyè jiànkāng ānquán ― occupational health and safety
這四種職業很危險,膽子小的人,根本幹不了。 [MSC, trad.]
这四种职业很危险,胆子小的人,根本干不了。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè sì zhǒng zhíyè hěn wēixiǎn, dǎnzǐ xiǎo de rén, gēnběn gàn bù liǎo.
- These four occupations are very dangerous and not for the faint-hearted.
Usage notes
It is not customary in Chinese to distinguish between a profession and a professional title or role, as is the case in English. Consider the following example:
他的職業是醫生。 [MSC, trad.]
他的职业是医生。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā de zhíyè shì yīshēng.
- He is a doctor by profession. (lit. "His profession is doctor.")
It is also common to count being a student as an occupation.
他的職業是學生。 [MSC, trad.]
他的职业是学生。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā de zhíyè shì xuéshēng.
- He is a student. (lit. "His occupation is student.")
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
職業 (“job; occupation; profession”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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職, 業
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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職業, 工作
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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工作
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Singapore
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工, 工作
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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工
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Hong Kong
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工
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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工
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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頭路
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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頭路
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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頭路
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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頭路
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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頭路
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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頭路
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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頭路, 工課, 穡路
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Quanzhou
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頭路, 工課, 穡路
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Jinjiang
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頭路
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Zhangzhou
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頭路, 工課, 穡路
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Taipei
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頭路
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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頭路, 職業
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Kaohsiung
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工課, 頭路, 穡頭, 職業
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Yilan
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工課, 頭路, 職業
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Changhua (Lukang)
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工課, 頭路, 職業
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Taichung
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頭路, 工課, 穡頭
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Tainan
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工課, 頭路, 穡頭, 職業
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Hsinchu
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頭路, 工課
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Kinmen
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頭路, 工課
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Penghu (Magong)
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工課
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Penang (Hokkien)
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工課, 工
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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工, 頭路, 工課
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Manila (Hokkien)
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頭路
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Jieyang
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工課
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Singapore (Teochew)
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工, 工課
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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工
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Wu
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Shanghai
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工作, 生活, 生意, 行當, 飯碗 figuratively, 飯碗頭 figuratively
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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生活, 營生
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Suzhou
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行當
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Danyang
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生活
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Ningbo
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生活, 行當
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Wenzhou
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行當
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Jinhua
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行當, 事幹, 生活
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Adjective
職業
- (attributive) professional; occupational; vocational; not amateur
- 職業玩家/职业玩家 ― zhíyè wánjiā ― professional player
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
職業 • (shokugyō) ←しよくげふ (syokugefu)?
- occupation, trade, profession, business
References
Korean
Noun
職業 • (jigeop) (hangeul 직업)
- hanja form? of 직업 (“job, work, occupation, vocation, profession, trade”)
Vietnamese
Noun
職業
- chữ Hán form of chức nghiệp (“career, profession”).