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从事

cóng shì · cong shi

Traditional 從事

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to go for
  2. to engage in
  3. to undertake
  4. to deal with
  5. to handle
  6. to do
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What do you do

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，你(nǐ)从事(cóngshì)什么(shénme)工作(gōngzuò)？

    Excuse me, what work do you do?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)从事(cóngshì)教育(jiàoyù)，我(wǒ)教(jiāo)孩子(háizi)画画(huàhuà)。

    I work in education. I teach children to draw.

  3. Leon

    你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)这个(zhège)工作(gōngzuò)吗(ma)？

    Do you like this job?

  4. Dengdeng

    喜欢(xǐhuan)。你呢(nǐne)，亮亮(liàngliàng)？你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)从事(cóngshì)什么(shénme)工作(gōngzuò)？

    I do. What about you, Liangliang? What job do you want to do?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)一个(yīgè)喝茶(hēchá)的(de)人(rén)。

    I want to be someone who drinks tea.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)的(de)姐(jiě)姐(jie)从(cóng)事(shì)英(yīng)语(yǔ)教(jiào)学(xué)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

My sister's work is teaching English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by edelyn90 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)事(shì)这(zhè)个(ge)行(háng)业(yè)已(yǐ)经(jīng)二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)了(le)。

He has been engaged in this industry for twenty years.

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从
cóng

from; through; via; (bound form) to follow

事
shì

matter; thing

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