Unit 2.5: Jobs and Professions Flashcards
(42 cards)
Translate to Englisha nd Pinyin:
工作
Lesson 1: Jobs
job
gōng zuò
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医生
Lesson 1: Jobs
doctor
yī shēng
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学生
Lesson 1: Jobs
student
xué shēng
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教师
Lesson 1: Jobs
teacher
jiào shī
NOTE: 教师, jiào shī, is often confused with 老师, lǎo shī. The latter is how you would address your teacher, and the first is that actual job and proffession; teaching.
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工程师
Lesson 1: Jobs
engineer
gōng chéng shī
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师
Lesson 1: Jobs
master/specialties
shī
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厨师
Lesson 1: Jobs
chef
chú shī
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律师
Lesson 1: Jobs
lawyer
lǜ shī
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科学家
Lesson 1: Jobs
scientist
kē xué jiā
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画家
Lesson 1: Jobs
artist
huà jiā
Translate the sentence format to Hanzi and Pinyin:
Is (Person) a/an (job)?
Lesson 1: Jobs
(person) 是不是 (job)?
(person) shì bú shì (job)?
This question is answered with: (person) (是/不是, shì/bú shì) (job).
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商人
Lesson 2: Jobs
buisnessperson
shāng rén
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工人
Lesson 2: Jobs
worker
gōng rén
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护士
Lesson 2: Jobs
nurse
hù shì
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售货员
Lesson 2: Jobs
salesperson, assistant
shòu huò yuán
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演员
Lesson 2: Jobs
actor, actress
yǎn yuán
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作家
Lesson 2: Jobs
author, writer
zuò jiā
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司机
Lesson 2: Jobs
driver
sī jī
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想
Lesson 4: Work Places
want
xiǎng
NOTE: 想, xiǎng, and 要, yào, are very similar. they both mean want, but 要 is the more direct of the two. It is often equated to “will” in English, and is used for ordering food at restaurants. 想 can also only be followed by a verb.
Translate to English and Pinyin:
想做
Lesson 4: Work Places
want to be
xiǎng zuò
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您
Lesson 4: Work Places
A more respectful form of 你
nín
What sentence format answers this question?:
What do you want to be?
您想做什么?
nín xiǎng zuò shén me?
Lesson 4: Work Places
I want to be (job).
我想做 (job)。
wǒ xiǎng zuò (job).
在
Lesson 4: Work Places
Preposition -
Be at/in/on…/be doing
zài
Translate to English and Pinyin:
学校
Lesson 4: Work Places
school
xué xiào