职业 zhíyè profession
profession; occupation
How to remember 职业: 职 duty + 业 industry = profession.
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How it is used
- Profession / occupation - 你的职业是什么？ (nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme?) what's your occupation?; also 'professional' - 职业运动员 (zhíyè yùndòngyuán) a professional athlete.
- Contrast 工作 (gōngzuò, a job/work, concrete) and 事业 (shìyè, a career/cause): 职业 is the category of one's line of work.
- 职业 vs 业余 (yèyú, amateur) - the professional/amateur split.
Example sentences
- 她从事教育职业。 Tā cóngshì jiàoyù zhíyè.She works in the field of education.
- 他的职业是医生。 Tā de zhíyè shì yīshēng.He's a doctor by profession.
- 我一直想成为一名职业篮球运动员。 Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng chéngwéi yīmíng zhíyè lánqiú yùndòngyuán.I've always wanted to be a professional basketball player.