Chinese · B1 · Unit 5
My career
我的职业经历
By the end you can
- Describe how your working life has gone so far
- Say what you'd like to do next and why
- Understand someone's career story
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 毕业以后 | (bìyè yǐhòu) after graduating | 毕业以后，我在一家银行工作了五年。 |
| 换工作 | (huàn gōngzuò) change jobs | 去年我换工作了，现在在一家外企。 |
| 辞职 | (cízhí) quit, resign | 她辞职以后开了一家花店。 |
| 升职 | (shēngzhí) be promoted | 他工作三年就升职了。 |
| 一开始 | (yì kāishǐ) at first | 一开始我做的是销售，后来去了市场部。 |
| 行业 | (hángyè) industry, line of work | 我在餐饮行业干了十年。 |
| 跳槽 | (tiàocáo) move to another company (lit. jump to another trough; informal) | 工资太低，他想跳槽。 |
| 转行 | (zhuǎnháng) change careers | 她三十五岁转行当了飞行员。 |
| 发展空间 | (fāzhǎn kōngjiān) room to grow (in a job) | 这家公司很稳定，可是没什么发展空间。 |
| 稳定 | (wěndìng) stable, secure | 我爸妈希望我找个稳定的工作。 |
| 自己当老板 | (zìjǐ dāng lǎobǎn) be your own boss | 我想过几年自己当老板。 |
| 跳出舒适区 | (tiàochū shūshìqū) step out of your comfort zone | 三十岁那年，我决定跳出舒适区。 |
Then talk it through
Catching up with an old colleague about where your careers have taken you. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.