How to Say “I got the job” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 3
"I got the job" in Chinese is 我被录取了 (Wǒ bèi lùqǔ le). The most natural way is the passive 被录取了 (bèi lùqǔ le); literally 'I was accepted'. Chinese loves passive voice for good news from institutions (jobs, schools, programs).
Primary translation
我被录取了
Wǒ bèi lùqǔ le
Traditional: 我被錄取了
Variants by register
Formal
我获得了这份工作
Wǒ huòdé le zhè fèn gōngzuò
Casual
我拿到offer了
Wǒ ná dào offer le
When to use it
The most natural way is the passive 被录取了 (bèi lùqǔ le); literally 'I was accepted'. Chinese loves passive voice for good news from institutions (jobs, schools, programs). In tech/startup circles, young Chinese professionals straight up say 拿到offer了 in Mandarin, mixing the English word; it's completely normal on 脉脉 (Maimai, the Chinese LinkedIn) and in WeChat group chats. The 了 at the end is crucial: it marks the change of state, 'I got it (now)'. Drop it and the sentence sounds unfinished. For a specific position, use 录用 (lùyòng) instead of 录取, which is more for schools.
Example sentences
告诉你个好消息，我被录取了！
Gàosù nǐ gè hǎo xiāoxi, wǒ bèi lùqǔ le!
I've got good news; I got the job!
我拿到了字节跳动的offer。
Wǒ ná dào le Zìjié Tiàodòng de offer.
I got the offer from ByteDance.
面试了三轮，终于被录用了。
Miànshì le sān lún, zhōngyú bèi lùyòng le.
After three rounds of interviews, I finally got hired.