约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 预约 預約 yù yuē booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment syn 约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 应征 應徵 yìng zhēng to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement syn 赴约 赴約 fù yuē to keep an appointment syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 失约 失約 shī yuē to miss an appointment syn 约见 約見 yuē jiàn to arrange an interview / an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) 推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) syn 零工 líng gōng temporary job / odd job syn 守约 守約 shǒu yuē to keep an appointment / to keep one's word 聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment / contract syn 短工 duǎn gōng temporary job / odd job / seasonal worker syn 密约 密約 mì yuē secret appointment 正职 正職 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 应聘者 應聘者 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4] 考试院 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board 执事 執事 zhí shì to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon 待岗 待崗 dài gǎng to wait for a job assignment / to be laid off / to be out of a job syn 挂 掛 guà to hang / to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried / to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital) / to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects syn 约 約 yuē to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise syn 爽约 爽約 shuǎng yuē to miss an appointment syn 敷衍塞责 敷衍塞責 fū yǎn sè zé to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously syn 弹冠相庆 彈冠相慶 tán guān xiāng qìng lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom) / to celebrate an official appointment / to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc) 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 介绍 介紹 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction syn 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 失业 失業 shī yè unemployment / to lose one's job syn 做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 录取 錄取 lù qǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam / to admit (a student) / to hire (a job candidate) syn 岗位 崗位 gǎng wèi a post / a job syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 兼职 兼職 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn 差事 chāi shi errand / assignment / job / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差使[chai1 shi5] syn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 分发 分發 fēn fā to distribute / distribution / to assign (sb) to a job syn 换班 換班 huàn bān to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job 招聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit syn 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion syn 搞好 gǎo hǎo to do well at / to do a good job syn 应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 就业 就業 jiù yè to get a job / employment 钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into syn 安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 继任 繼任 jì rèn to succeed sb in a job / successor syn 在职 在職 zài zhí to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng to take up one's post / to go on duty / to take up a job 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 调转 調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 出任 chū rèn to take up a post / to start in a new job syn 跳槽 tiào cáo to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere 见习 見習 jiàn xí to learn on the job / to be on probation syn 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily syn 公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 用人 yòng rén servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff 承包 chéng bāo to contract / to undertake (a job) syn 早退 zǎo tuì to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time) / to retire early (from one's job) 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 自荐 自薦 zì jiàn to recommend oneself (for a job) syn 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work syn 钟点工 鐘點工 zhōng diǎn gōng hourly worker / hourly job 生手 shēng shǒu novice / new hand / sb new to a job syn 本职 本職 běn zhí one's job syn 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ lit. wading in mud and water / a slovenly job / sloppy syn 对口 對口 duì kǒu (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste syn 留任 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job 工友 gōng yǒu odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office / (old) worker / fellow worker syn 留用 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job 留职 留職 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job 分外 fèn wài exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job syn 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position 起用 qǐ yòng to promote / to reinstate (in a position or job) syn 招聘会 招聘會 zhāo pìn huì recruitment meeting / job fair 谋事 謀事 móu shì to plan matters / to look for a job syn 难为 難為 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) syn 填空 tián kòng to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) syn 包干 包乾 bāo gān to have the full responsibility of a job / allocated task 职称 職稱 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title syn 求职者 求職者 qiú zhí zhě job applicant 羊肠小道 羊腸小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job syn 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā switch to a job one was not trained for syn 谋职 謀職 móu zhí to look for a job / to seek employment syn 官职 官職 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy syn 