从事 cóngshì to go for
to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
How to remember 从事: 从 from + 事 matter = to go for.
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How it is used
- To be engaged in / work in a field - 从事教育工作 (cóngshì jiàoyù gōngzuò) to work in education; 从事研究 (cóngshì yánjiū) to do research.
- Formal; takes an occupation or activity as object, not a concrete single task.
- Contrast 做 (zuò, to do) - you 从事 a profession or career line, you 做 a specific job or task.
Example sentences
- 她从事教育职业。 Tā cóngshì jiàoyù zhíyè.She works in the field of education.
- 你应该开始从事高尔夫。 Nǐ yīnggāi kāishǐ cóngshì gāoěrfū.You should take up golf.