How to Say “My job is” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 2
"My job is" in Chinese is 我的工作是 (wǒ de gōng zuò shì). 我的工作是X (wǒ de gōngzuò shì X) is the formal "my job is X". The common casual alternative is 我是做X的 (I am someone who does X) which flows more naturally in conversation: 我是做设计的 (I work in design).
Primary translation
我的工作是
wǒ de gōng zuò shì
Variants by register
Casual
我是做…的
wǒ shì zuò ... de
When to use it
我的工作是X (wǒ de gōngzuò shì X) is the formal "my job is X". The common casual alternative is 我是做X的 (I am someone who does X) which flows more naturally in conversation: 我是做设计的 (I work in design). To name an employer, use 我在X工作 (I work at X) or 我为X工作 (I work for X). Job titles commonly used: 老师 (teacher), 工程师 (engineer), 设计师 (designer), 医生 (doctor).
Example sentences
我的工作是老师。
Wǒ de gōngzuò shì lǎoshī.
My job is teacher.
我是做软件工程师的。
Wǒ shì zuò ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī de.
I am a software engineer.
我在一家外贸公司工作。
Wǒ zài yì jiā wàimào gōngsī gōngzuò.
I work at a trading company.