Study & work

School, university, employment and professional communication.

19 subtopics · ~1,069 words

Study and work covers school, jobs, meetings and workplace WeChat Chinese. If your goal is academic HSK, also open University. If your goal is surviving a 试用期, start with office supplies and overtime. Do not use this category in month one in China: greetings and transport land before 汇报. Interview and first-week packs live under situational packs; this is the lexicon those scenes assume. HSK tags are visible; SRS in Chinese Trainer by situation deck, not the whole list.

Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–4

School & study

Classes, exams, books and academic life.

110 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Professions & the workplace

Jobs, office life, colleagues and career vocabulary.

105 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Meetings & professional communication

Emails, meetings, presentations and workplace etiquette.

44 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 4–6

Entrepreneurship & startups

Startups, pitching, funding and innovation.

20 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Factory or office life

Workplace survival pack for factory or office.

64 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Job interview

Interview questions, answers and professional tone.

39 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 4–6

Business meeting with Chinese clients

Meetings, negotiation and business etiquette.

28 words →

Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–6

Studying for the HSK

Exam prep, study plans and test vocabulary.

67 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 4–6

University class debate

Academic debate and classroom discussion.

44 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5

Overtime, 996 & clocking in

加班, 打卡, 年会, 团建: real workplace calendar Chinese, not the HR brochure.

63 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Resigning & probation

离职证明, 试用期 and leaving without setting company WeChat on fire.

85 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Teaching English / 外教

Classroom, parents, 机构 and the Chinese of being paid in yuan to speak your language.

86 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 3–5

Freelancing & invoices

个体户, 发票 and getting paid for work without a salary.

23 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Workplace WeChat

Company 群, read receipts, not answering at 23:40 and digital etiquette Chinese.

58 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

Office supplies

Print, staples, meeting rooms and the Chinese of an internal errand.

37 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5

Chinese résumé

简历 versus a Western CV: photo, 自我评价 and the order a local recruiter expects.

42 words →

Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–4

First week after 入职

Clocking in, 群, canteen and not being the new person who asks three times.

42 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 4–6

Short toast at the 年会

Thirty seconds, 感谢, 明年 and not improvising a wedding speech.

58 words →

Advanced · HSK 5–6HSK 3–5

HR exit conversation

Date, 证明, unused leave and the Chinese of a clean exit.

54 words →

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