🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

职业

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhí yè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Profession/prəˈfɛʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他选择当医生作为自己的职业。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

    "She decided to enter the legal profession after years of studying history."
  2. 2

    A body of people engaged in a particular occupation.

    "The entire medical profession is working together to address the health crisis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'profession' originates from the Latin 'professio', meaning 'public declaration', which evolved in the Middle Ages to refer to a vocation or occupation requiring specialized education and training.

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