Professions & the workplace
Jobs, office life, colleagues and career vocabulary.
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Founder of Chinese Trainer. These lists come from the app's HSK inventory (hanzi, pinyin, band), not from an official exam PDF.
Jobs, office life, colleagues and career vocabulary. This page lists 105 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 2–4 band. It is not a scan of an official paper; the same rows feed SRS in the app. Start with HSK 1–2 rows when the topic includes them, and add the rest once you can say three sentences out loud.
Word list
105 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 2–4
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work |
| 1 | 下班 | xiàbān | to get off work |
| 1 | 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 份 | fèn | job |
| 2 | 堂 | táng | hall |
| 2 | 头 | tóu / tou | head |
| 2 | 努力 | nǔlì | hard-working |
| 2 | 单位 | dānwèi | unit |
| 2 | 同事 | tóngshì | colleague |
| 2 | 实习 | shíxí | to practice |
| 2 | 干活儿 | gànhuór | To work |
| 2 | 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a part-time job |
| 2 | 经理 | jīnglǐ | gerente |
| 2 | 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain |
11 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 职 | zhí | duty |
| 3 | 邮 | yóu | |
| 3 | 首 | shǒu | chief |
| 3 | 创业 | chuàngyè | to begin an undertaking |
| 3 | 就业 | jiùyè | to get a job |
| 3 | 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | ingeniero |
| 3 | 工资 | gōngzī | wages |
| 3 | 所长 | suǒzhǎng | director |
| 3 | 职业 | zhíyè | occupation |
| 3 | 部长 | bùzhǎng | head of a department |
10 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 巨 | jù | large |
| 4 | 帅 | shuài | comandante |
| 4 | 办事 | bànshì | to handle |
| 4 | 加班 | jiābān | to work overtime |
| 4 | 失业 | shīyè | unemployment |
| 4 | 律师 | lǜshī | abogado |
| 4 | 手工 | shǒugōng | handwork |
| 4 | 秘书 | mìshū | secretary |
| 4 | 简历 | jiǎnlì | curriculum vitae |
| 4 | 行业 | hángyè | trade |
| 4 | 邮局 | yóujú | post office |
| 4 | 面试 | miànshì | to be interviewed |
12 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 劳 | láo | to labor |
| 5 | 业务 | yèwù | business |
| 5 | 值班 | zhíbān | to work a shift |
| 5 | 劳动 | láodòng | work |
| 5 | 团长 | tuánzhǎng | regimental command |
| 5 | 局长 | júzhǎng | bureau chief |
| 5 | 承办 | chéngbàn | to undertake |
| 5 | 搞好 | gǎohǎo | to do well at |
| 5 | 福利 | fúlì | benefit |
| 5 | 签约 | qiānyuē | to sign a contract or agreement |
| 5 | 辞职 | cízhí | to resign |
11 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 薪 | xīn | fuel |
| 6 | 分工 | fēngōng | to divide up the work |
| 6 | 办公 | bàngōng | to handle official business |
| 6 | 司长 | sīzhǎng | bureau chief |
| 6 | 同行 | tóngháng | person of the same profession |
| 6 | 处长 | chùzhǎng | department head |
| 6 | 岗位 | gǎngwèi | a post |
| 6 | 开夜车 | kāi yèchē | to burn the midnight oil |
| 6 | 总经理 | zǒngjīnglǐ | general manager |
| 6 | 求职 | qiúzhí | to seek employment |
| 6 | 薪水 | xīnshui | salary |
| 6 | 首席 | shǒuxí | chief |
12 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 曹 | cáo | ministers |
| 7 | 署 | shǔ | bureau |
| 7 | 魁 | kuí | chief |
| 7 | 一把手 | yībǎshǒu | working hand |
| 7 | 主编 | zhǔbiān | editor in chief |
| 7 | 义工 | yìgōng | volunteer worker |
| 7 | 争气 | zhēngqì | to work hard for something |
| 7 | 事务 | shìwù | affairs |
| 7 | 事务所 | shìwùsuǒ | business office |
| 7 | 作风 | zuòfēng | style |
| 7 | 元首 | yuánshǒu | head of state |
| 7 | 公安局 | gōng'ānjú | public-security bureau |
| 7 | 兼职 | jiānzhí | concurrent job |
| 7 | 出任 | chūrèn | to take up a post |
| 7 | 出山 | chūshān | to leave the mountain |
| 7 | 分外 | fènwài | exceptionally |
| 7 | 力争 | lìzhēng | to work hard for |
| 7 | 勤工俭学 | qíngōng-jiǎnxué | to work part-time while studying |
| 7 | 合资 | hézī | joint venture |
| 7 | 同人 | tóngrén | people from the same workplace or profession |
| 7 | 多劳多得 | duōláo-duōdé | work more and get more |
| 7 | 契约 | qìyuē | agreement |
| 7 | 学业 | xuéyè | studies |
| 7 | 工作量 | gōngzuòliàng | workload |
| 7 | 工整 | gōngzhěng | fine work |
| 7 | 废寝忘食 | fèiqǐn-wàngshí | to skip one's sleep and meals |
| 7 | 开工 | kāigōng | to begin work |
| 7 | 当务之急 | dāngwùzhījí | top priority job |
| 7 | 怠工 | dàigōng | to slacken off in one's work |
| 7 | 手艺 | shǒuyì | craftmanship |
| 7 | 接见 | jiējiàn | to receive someone |
| 7 | 提拔 | tíbá | to promote to a higher job |
| 7 | 操劳 | cāoláo | to work hard |
| 7 | 敬业 | jìngyè | dedicated to one's work |
| 7 | 时段 | shíduàn | time interval |
| 7 | 用人 | yòngrén | servant |
| 7 | 硕果 | shuòguǒ | major achievement |
| 7 | 离职 | lízhí | to leave one's job temporarily |
| 7 | 老字号 | lǎozìhao | shop |
| 7 | 致力于 | zhìlì yú | to devote oneself to |
| 7 | 苦力 | kǔlì | bitter work |
| 7 | 谋生 | móushēng | to seek one's livelihood |
| 7 | 跳槽 | tiàocáo | to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere |
| 7 | 辞呈 | cíchéng | resignation |
| 7 | 顾全大局 | gùquán-dàjú | to take the big picture into consideration |
| 7 | 齐心协力 | qíxīn-xiélì | to work with a common purpose |
46 words · Practice them in the app