Collins Mandarin Chinese Visual Dictionary. Collins Dictionaries

work part-/full-time.

      我兼职／我全职。

      wǒ jiān zhí/wǒ quán zhí

      I’m a/an…

      我是…。

      wǒ shì

      builder

      建筑工人

      jiàn zhù gōng rén

      chef

      厨师

      chú shī

      civil servant

      公务员

      gōng wù yuán

      cleaner

      清洁工人

      qīng jié gōng rén

      dentist

      牙医

      yá yī

      doctor

      医生

      yī shēng

      driver

      司机

      sī jī

      electrician

      电工

      diàn gōng

      engineer

      工程师

      gōng chéng shī

      farmer

      农民

      nóng mín

      firefighter

      消防员

      xiāo fáng yuán

      fisherman

      渔民

      yú mín

      IT worker

      信息技术工作者

      xìn xī jì shù gōng zuò zhě

      joiner

      木工

      mù gōng

      journalist

      新闻记者

      xīn wén jì zhě

      lawyer

      律师

      lǜ shī

      mechanic

      技工

      jì gōng

      nurse

      护士

      hù shi

      office worker

      办公室人员

      bàn gōng shì rén yuán

      plumber

      管道工

      guǎn dào gōng

      police officer

      警察

      jǐng chá

      sailor

      水手

      shuǐ shǒu

      salesperson

      销售员

      xiāo shòu yuán

      scientist

      科学家

      kē xué jiā

      soldier

      士兵

      shì bīng

      teacher

      老师

      lǎo shī

      vet

      兽医

      shòu yī

      waiter

      服务员

      fú wù yuán

      waitress

      女服务员

      nǚ fú wù yuán

      I work at/in…

      我在…上班。

      wǒ zài … shàng bān

      business

      生意

      shēng yi

      company

      公司

      gōng sī

      factory

      工厂

      gōng chǎng

      government

      政府

      zhèng fǔ

      hospital

      医院

      yī yuàn

      hotel

      酒店

      jiǔ diàn

      office

      办公室

      bàn gōng shì

      restaurant

      餐馆

      cān guǎn

      school

      学校

      xué xiào

      shop

      商店

      shāng diàn

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      When talking about someone’s occupation, the two most commonly used measure words are 位 (wèi) and 名 (míng), for example, with “engineer” 一位工程师 (yī wèi gōng chéng shī) or with “sailor” 一名水手 (yī míng shuǐ shǒu).

      TIME | 时间

      morning

      早晨

      zǎo chén

      afternoon

      下午

      xià wǔ

      evening

      晚间

      wǎn jiān

      night

      夜晚

      yè wǎn

      midday

      正午

      zhèng wǔ

      midnight

      午夜

      wǔ yè

      What time is it?

      几点了？

      jǐ diǎn le

      It’s nine o’clock.

      九点。

      jiǔ diǎn

      It’s