重操旧业 (chóng cāo jiù yè) — to resume one's former occupation; to go back to one's old trade
Definition
A set phrase meaning to go back to a job or trade you did before. Often used for someone returning to an old profession after a break, retirement, or career change.
verb
to resume one's former occupationto go back to one's old trade
Examples
- ，重操旧业，。Tuì xiū hòu, tā yòu chóng cāo jiù yè, kāi le yì jiā xiǎo fàn guǎn.After retirement, he resumed his former occupation by opening a small restaurant.
- ，重操旧业，。Tā fàng qì dāng lǎo shī hòu, chóng xīn chóng cāo jiù yè, zuò huí le mù jiàng.After giving up being a teacher, he went back to his old trade and returned to carpentry.
- ，重操旧业。Suī rán lí kāi háng yè duō nián, tā hái shì jué dìng chóng cāo jiù yè.Although she had been away from the industry for many years, she still decided to resume her former occupation.
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