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就业 (jiù yè) — to get a job in Mandarin

jiù
to get a job

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#1310 most common word · HSK 6 · CEFR C1

Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.

Tone breakdown

就业 is pronounced jiù yè. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.

jiù
fourth tone (sharp falling, ˋ)
fourth tone (sharp falling, ˋ)

In a sentence

dà xué bì yè hòu, tā chéng gōng de jiù yè yú yī jiā zhī míng qǐ yè.

After graduating from university, he successfully got a job at a well-known company.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 就业 mean?+

就业 (jiù yè) means "to get a job" in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you pronounce 就业?+

就业 is pronounced jiù yè. It uses the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.

How common is 就业 in Mandarin?+

就业 is the #1310 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.

Where 就业 fits

HSK 6 · CEFR C1
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