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