Job Market for Laowai
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ID: 1042
Upper Intermediate
Plenty of foreigners come East in pursuit of the finer things in life: tailored clothes, chauffeurs, and pretentious villas. But if you don't have any special skills, you may find job-hunting in China is like panning for gold in the Yellow River-- more silt than gilt. Listen to this podcast, learn Mandarin, and start your job-hunt today!
Jenny , John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 招人 | zhāorén | to be hiring | |
| 离职 | lízhí | to leave your job | |
| 跳槽 | tiàocáo | to switch jobs | |
| 策划 | cèhuà | to plan |
小方你们公司最近在招人吗
Xiǎo Fāng 小方nǐ men 你们gōngsī 公司zuìjìn 最近zài 在zhāorén 招人ma 吗
Xiao Fang, is your company hiring right now?
在招啊我们公司一直都有人离职也一直都在招人怎么你想跳槽啊
zài 在zhāo 招a 啊wǒmen 我们gōngsī 公司yīzhí 一直dōu 都yǒurén 有人lízhí 离职yě 也yīzhí 一直dōu 都zài 在zhāorén 招人zěnme 怎么nǐ 你xiǎng 想tiàocáo 跳槽a 啊
Yes, they are looking for people. Our company has a lot of turnover, and so they are always looking for people. How come? Are you looking to get a better job?
不是我有一个美国朋友想找工作让我帮忙问问
bù 不shì 是wǒ 我yǒu 有yī 一ge 个Měiguó 美国péngyou 朋友xiǎng 想zhǎo gōngzuò 找工作ràng 让wǒ 我bāngmáng 帮忙wèn wen 问问
No. I have a friend from the States that is looking for work. He got me to ask around for him.
哦是这么回事那他现在在干什么中文怎么样
o 哦shì 是zhème 这么huí 回shì 事nà 那tā 他xiànzài 现在zài 在gàn 干shénme 什么Zhōngwén 中文zěnmeyàng 怎么样
Oh, that's what it is. So what is he doing now? How is his Chinese?
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