Mandarin Vocabulary
Occupations

gong1 ren2

worker

工人

jing1 li3

manager

经理

tong2 shi4

coworker

同事

lao3 ban2

boss

老板


lao3 shi1

teacher

老师

 

kuai4 ji4

accountant

会计

jiao1 shou4

professor

教授

jing3 cha2

police officer

警察

xiao4 zhang1

principal

校长

xiao1 fang2 yuan2

fireman

消防员

xue2 sheng1

student

学生

zhi2 yuan2

clerk

职员

ji4 shu4 yuan2

technician

技术员

guan1 li3 yuan2

building manager

管理员

ji4 zhe3

reporter

记者

ge1 shou3

singer

歌手

yun4 dong4 yuan2

athlete

运动员

yan3 yuan2

actor

演员

luu4 shi1

lawyer

律师

yi1 sheng1

doctor

医生

mi4 shu1

secretary

秘书

hu4 shi4

nurse

护士

si1 ji1

driver

司机

long2 fu2

farmer

农夫

Many people refer to their position in terms of what they do rather than a job title.  Below are terms that refer to a line of work rather than a position.

sheng1 yi4

business(general)

生意

 

zheng4 fu3

government

政府

jiao1 yu4

education

教育

mai3 mai4

sales

买卖

can1 ting1

restaurant industry

餐厅

yan2 jiu4

research

研究

chu1 kou3 ru4 kou3

import/export

出口入口

 

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