4 · 40 words

In the company

Posts and departments, joining and leaving, and the shape of a career.

Job titles follow the surname, and colleagues use them to address their superiors: 王(Wáng)经理(jīnglǐ), Manager Wang, where English would use a first name. Learn a title together with the way it is used. 副(fù) before a title makes a deputy — 副(fù)主任(zhǔrèn), deputy head — and pairs such as 入职(rùzhí) and 离职(lízhí), joining and leaving, show how much the second character carries.

The words

Verb (11)

升职(shēngzhí)to be promotedVerb4

他(tā)工作(gōngzuò)三(sān)年(nián)就(jiù)升职(shēngzhí)了(le)。He was promoted after only three years.

雇(gù)to hire; to employVerb4

饭馆(fànguǎn)太(tài)忙(máng)，老板(lǎobǎn)又(yòu)雇(gù)了(le)两(liǎng)个(ge)服务员(fúwùyuán)。The restaurant was so busy that the owner took on two more waiters.

分工(fēngōng)to divide up the work; division of labourVerb4

我们(wǒmen)分工(fēngōng)合作(hézuò)，一(yí)个(ge)人(rén)写(xiě)报告(bàogào)，一(yí)个(ge)人(rén)做(zuò)表(biǎo)。We divided up the work: one of us writes the report, the other does the tables.

配合(pèihé)to cooperate; to work togetherVerb4

两(liǎng)个(ge)部门(bùmén)配合(pèihé)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。The two departments work together very well.

管理(guǎnlǐ)to manage; managementVerb4

她(tā)管理(guǎnlǐ)着(zhe)一(yí)个(ge)二十(èrshí)人(rén)的(de)小组(xiǎozǔ)。She manages a group of twenty people.

签(qiān)to signVerb4

请(qǐng)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)签(qiān)一下(yíxià)您(nín)的(de)名字(míngzi)。Please sign your name here.

求职(qiúzhí)to look for a jobVerb4

毕业(bìyè)前(qián)几(jǐ)个(ge)月(yuè)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)忙(máng)着(zhe)求职(qiúzhí)。In the months before graduation, everyone is busy job-hunting.

录用(lùyòng)to hire; to take onVerb4

面试(miànshì)以后(yǐhòu)，公司(gōngsī)决定(juédìng)录用(lùyòng)她(tā)。After the interview, the company decided to take her on.

入职(rùzhí)to start a job; to join a companyVerb4

新(xīn)同事(tóngshì)下(xià)周一(zhōuyī)入职(rùzhí)。Our new colleague starts next Monday.

离职(lízhí)to leave a jobVerb4

他(tā)离职(lízhí)以前(yǐqián)把(bǎ)工作(gōngzuò)都(dōu)交(jiāo)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)。Before he left, he handed all his work over to me.

开除(kāichú)to dismiss; to fire; to expelVerb4

他(tā)因为(yīnwèi)经常(jīngcháng)迟到(chídào)被(bèi)开除(kāichú)了(le)。He was fired for being late all the time.

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