职业 (zhí yè) — occupation; profession

Definition

职业 is a job or profession as a type of work (e.g. 医生, 教师). 行业 refers to an industry or sector as a whole, not a personal job.

noun
occupationprofession
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 职业
    Nǐ zhǎo dào zhí yè le ma?
    Have you found an occupation?
  • 职业
    Tā xiǎng zhǎo yí fèn xīn de zhí yè.
    She wants to find a new occupation.
  • 职业
    Tā de zhí yè shì yī shēng.
    His profession is a doctor.

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