跳槽
tiào cáo
Pinyin
Definition
跳槽
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- to change jobs
- job-hopping
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
三马同槽
- 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
心怦怦跳
- 1 The heart thumps wildly. (idiom)
心惊肉跳
- 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
欢蹦乱跳
- 1 glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
水落归槽
- 1 spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong
Sample Sentences
之所以跳槽,都是因为从事的工作不是自己所感兴趣的。
The reason I quit is because I am not interested in the work.
怎么,你也要跳槽?现在这家公司不是挺好的吗?怎么屁股还没坐热就又想跳了?
What? You want to get a new job too? Isn't the company you're at right now quite good? You've only just started and you already want to leave?
这么看来,我不能跳槽了。
Well if that's the case, I can't change jobs now.
在招啊。我们公司一直都有人离职,也一直都在招人。怎么?你想跳槽啊?
Yes, they are looking for people. Our company has a lot of turnover, and so they are always looking for people. How come? Are you looking to get a better job?
其实是受到我父亲的影响,他在船运公司工作,所以我从小就对运输管理很感兴趣。虽然我后来学的专业是IT,可我一直也在自学物流方面的知识。这次刚好有机会跳槽,我又何乐而不为呢?
Actually, I was influenced by my father. He works in a shipping company, so ever since I was little I've always been interested in shipping management. Even though later on my major was IT, I've always studied logistics on my own. It just so happened that I got this chance to switch to a better job-- what's the harm, right?