业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already 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 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] 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 材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn 招聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit syn 就业 就業 jiù yè to get a job / employment 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn 岗位 崗位 gǎng wèi a post / a job syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties 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 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 兼职 兼職 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting syn 失业 失業 shī yè unemployment / to lose one's job syn 应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 承包 chéng bāo to contract / to undertake (a job) syn 任命 rèn mìng to appoint / (job) appointment / CL:紙|纸[zhi3] syn 诚聘 誠聘 chéng pìn to seek to recruit / to invite job applications from 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 填空 tián kòng to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) syn 第二职业 第二職業 dì èr zhí yè second job 新丁 xīn dīng new addition to a family (i.e. a birth) / a boy who has just come of age / (in a job etc) newcomer / novice 执事 執事 zhí shì to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon 营生 營生 yíng sheng (coll.) job / work syn 北漂 běi piāo to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit 兼差 jiān chāi to moonlight / side job syn 做一天和尚撞一天钟 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively syn 差 chāi to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post syn 用人 yòng rén servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff 职称 職稱 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title syn 做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn 职场 職場 zhí chǎng workplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 搞好 gǎo hǎo to do well at / to do a good job 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 全职 全職 quán zhí full-time (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 责任制 責任制 zé rèn zhì system of job responsibility 招聘会 招聘會 zhāo pìn huì recruitment meeting / job fair 出任 chū rèn to take up a post / to start in a new job syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 见习 見習 jiàn xí to learn on the job / to be on probation syn 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng to take up one's post / to go on duty / to take up a job 钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into syn 求职者 求職者 qiú zhí zhě job applicant 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 跳槽 tiào cáo to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 分外 fèn wài exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job 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 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 本职 本職 běn zhí one's job syn 应聘者 應聘者 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4] 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 分发 分發 fēn fā to distribute / distribution / to assign (sb) to a job 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 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living 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 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) 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 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 应征 應徵 yìng zhēng to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement syn 起用 qǐ yòng to promote / to reinstate (in a position or job) syn 就业机会 就業機會 jiù yè jī huì employment opportunity / job opening 官职 官職 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy syn 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 求职信 求職信 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application 自荐 自薦 zì jiàn to recommend oneself (for a job) syn 差事 chāi shi errand / assignment / job / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差使[chai1 shi5] syn 工友 gōng yǒu odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office / (old) worker / fellow worker syn 钟点工 鐘點工 zhōng diǎn gōng hourly worker / hourly job 继任 繼任 jì rèn to succeed sb in a job / successor syn 脱产 脫產 tuō chǎn to transfer (from production to other duties) / to take leave (for study or other job) / to dispose of property / to transfer assets (to avoid liability) syn 包干 包乾 bāo gān to have the full responsibility of a job / allocated task 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 岗位培训 崗位培訓 gǎng wèi péi xùn on-the-job training 调转 調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ lit. wading in mud and water / a slovenly job / sloppy syn 早退 zǎo tuì to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time) / to retire early (from one's job) 安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn 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) 薏仁 yì rén grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3] 双开 雙開 shuāng kāi to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍，開除公職|开除党籍，开除公职) 留任 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job 留用 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job 官差 guān chāi official business / government workmen / odd-job men 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 职级 職級 zhí jí (job) position / level / grade / rank 包工 bāo gōng to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications / to contract for a job / contractor 生手 shēng shǒu novice / new hand / sb new to a job syn 小时工 小時工 xiǎo shí gōng hourly worker / hourly job 零工 líng gōng temporary job / odd job syn 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 留职 留職 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job 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 待岗 待崗 dài gǎng to wait for a job assignment / to be laid off / to be out of a job syn 薏米 yì mǐ grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3] 