Jobs in Chinese: conversation questions
A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about jobs in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你做什么工作？What do you do for a living?
- 你在哪儿工作？Where do you work?
- 你喜欢你的工作吗？Do you like your job?
- 你家里人做什么工作？What do your family members do for work?
- 你做这个工作多久了？How long have you been doing this job?
- 你小时候想做什么工作？What did you want to be when you were little?
- 你觉得哪个职业最辛苦？为什么？Which job do you think is the hardest, and why?
- 如果能换工作，你想做什么？If you could change jobs, what would you like to do?
Learn the words first
The Jobs word list has the 20 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.