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People and Occupation in Chinese

Posted on September 11, 2022September 29, 2022 by tiffany

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Before we look up people and occupation words in Chinese, I want to introduce you to one person, Audrey Tang. She is the Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan. In an IQ test she took at elementary school, Audrey scored “160 or above,” the highest score possible on the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children. She made a big help during the Covid pandemic. But I think the most well-known reason is she is Taiwan’s first transgender cabinet minister, and her gender is listed in the roster of ministers as “none.”

People Words in Chineses

SimplifyChinaTraditionalTaiwanEnglishKoreanJapanese
华人huárén華人huárénOverseas Chinese중국인華人
人类rénlèi人類rénlèiHuman being인류人類
人才réncái人材réncáiTalented person인재人材
观众guānzhòng觀眾guānzhòngAudience관중観衆
大众dàzhòng大眾dàzhòngThe masses대중大衆
个体gètǐ個體gètǐIndividual개체個体
对象duìxiàng對象duìxiàngTarget person대상対象
人民rénmín人民rénmínPeople인민人民
公民gōngmín公民gōngmínCitizen공민公民
居民jūmín居民jūmínResident거민居住民
穷人qióngrén窮人qióngrénPoor people빈자貧者
家属jiāshǔ家屬jiāshǔFamily members간식間食
民族mínzú民族mínzúNationality가족家屬
老百姓lǎobǎixìng老百姓lǎobǎixìngCivilians백성国民
老太太lǎotàitai老太太lǎotàitaiOld lady노파おばあさん
老头儿lǎotóur老頭lǎotóuOld men영감おじいさん
人群rénqún人群rénqúnCrowd군중群衆
亲人qīnrén親人qīnrénRelatives육친親人

Examples

對象/对象 duìxiàng há a second meaning which is boy or girl friend or partner.

你有對象了嗎?
你有对象了吗?
Nǐ yǒu duìxiàng le ma?
Are you seeing someone?

人才外流是國家目前最大的問題
人才外流是国家目前最大的问题
Réncái wàiliú shì guójiā mùqián zuì dà de wèntí.
The brain drain is the biggest problem in the country now.

Occupation Words in Chineses

SimplifyChinaTraditionalTaiwanEnglishKoreanJapanese
总统zǒngtǒng總統zǒngtǒngPresident대통령大統領
总理zǒnglǐ總理zǒnglǐPrime minister총리総理
交警jiāojǐng交警jiāojǐngTraffic police교통경찰交通警察
大夫dàifu醫生yīshēngDoctor의사医師
护士hùshì護士hùshìNurse간호사看護士
歌手gēshǒu歌手gēshǒuSinger가수歌手
工程师gōngchéngshī工程師gōngchéngshīEngineer기사エンジニア
公务员gōngwùyuán公務員gōngwùyuánCivil servant공무원公務員
农民nóngmín農民nóngmínPeasant농민農民
部长bùzhǎng部長bùzhǎngMinister대신大臣
秘书mìshū秘書mìshūSecretary비서秘書
士兵shìbīng士兵shìbīngSoldier병사兵士
诗人shīrén詩人shīrénPoet시인詩人
售货员shòuhuòyuán售貨員shòuhuòyuánSalesperson판매원売り子
运动员yùndòngyuán運動員yùndòngyuánAthlete운동선수アスリート
导演dǎoyǎn導演dǎoyǎnDirector (film)감독監督
导游dǎoyóu導遊dǎoyóuTourist guide가이드ガイド
法官fǎguān法官fǎguānJudge사법관司法官
外交官wàijiāoguān外交官wàijiāoguānDiplomat외교관外交官
律师lǜshī律師lǜshīLawyer변호사弁護士
教授jiàoshòu教授jiàoshòuProfessor교수教授
作者zuòzhě作者zuòzhěWriter; author작가作家
志愿者zhìyuànzhě志工zhìgōngVolunteer자원봉사자ボランティア
员工yuángōng員工yuángōngStaff직원職員
演员yǎnyuán演員yǎnyuánActor; actress배우俳優

Examples

你有特別喜歡的演員嗎?
你有特别喜欢的演员吗?
Nǐ yǒu tèbié xǐhuān de yǎnyuán ma?
Do you have a favorite actor in particular?

我是志工,沒拿錢的!
我是志愿者,没拿钱的!
Wǒ shì zhìgōng,méi ná qián de!
Wǒ shì zhìyuànzhě,méi ná qián de!
I’m a volunteer, I don’t get paid!

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