Usage note
职业表示一个人长期从事的工作。
zhí yè biǎo shì yí gè rén cháng qī cóng shì de gōng zuò。
职业 means a job or profession that someone does long term.
Context note
职业常用于介绍工作和未来目标。
zhí yè cháng yòng yú jiè shào gōng zuò hé wèi lái mù biāo。
It is often used when talking about work and future goals.
5 examples
你想做什么职业？
nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me zhí yè？
What profession do you want to have?
教师是一个职业。
jiào shī shì yí gè zhí yè。
Teacher is a profession.
他对这个职业很感兴趣。
tā duì zhè ge zhí yè hěn gǎn xìng qù。
He is very interested in this profession.
每个职业都有自己的特点。
měi gè zhí yè dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè diǎn。
Every profession has its own features.
她选择了自己喜欢的职业。
tā xuǎn zé le zì jǐ xǐ huan de zhí yè。
She chose the profession she likes.
5 mini stories
长大后，他想做医生这个职业。
zhǎng dà hòu， tā xiǎng zuò yī shēng zhè ge zhí yè。
When he grows up, he wants to work in the profession of doctor.
老师给大家介绍了不同职业。
lǎo shī gěi dà jiā jiè shào le bù tóng zhí yè。
The teacher introduced different professions to everyone.
她认真思考未来的职业。
tā rèn zhēn sī kǎo wèi lái de zhí yè。
She carefully thought about her future profession.
这个职业需要耐心。
zhè ge zhí yè xū yào nài xīn。
This profession requires patience.
朋友们谈起了各自喜欢的职业。
péng yǒu men tán qǐ le gè zì xǐ huan de zhí yè。
Friends talked about the professions they like.
Mini dialogue
未来梦想
A
你长大想做什么职业？
Nǐ zhǎngdà xiǎng zuò shénme zhíyè?
What occupation do you want to have when you grow up?
B
我想当老师，那是我喜欢的职业。
Wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī, nà shì wǒ xǐhuan de zhíyè.
I want to be a teacher, that is an occupation I like.
认识工作
A
医生的职业是帮助病人。
Yīshēng de zhíyè shì bāngzhù bìngrén.
The occupation of a doctor is to help patients.
B
每种职业都很重要。
Měi zhǒng zhíyè dōu hěn zhòngyào.
Every occupation is very important.
Related words and contrasts
similar
工作
gōng zuò
job; work
工作 is a more common word for job or work.
related
行业
háng yè
industry; profession
行业 refers to a field of work, like teaching or medicine.
contrast
爱好
ài hào
hobby
职业 is a job you do for a living, 爱好 is something you do for fun.