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What's Your Job?

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ID: 1226 Newbie
Today's Chinese podcast will teach you how to talk about your job or lack thereof. No matter whether you're an easy-living bohemian, a diligent student, or an uptight and mildly incompetent middle manager, ChinesePod can help you learn how to talk about your job in Mandarin.
Thu Aug 13 2009 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你 nǐ you
做 zuò to do; to make
工作 gōngzuò work; job
那 nà then; that
你做什么工作？
nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò ？
What's your job?
我不工作。
wǒ bù gōngzuò 。
I don't work.
那你是......？
nà nǐ shì ......？
Then you're a...?
我是大学生。
wǒ shì dàxuéshēng 。
I'm a university student.
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