从事

從事

cóngshì

verb HSK 3 #4,750

Meanings

HSK 1

你从事什么工作？

Nǐ cóngshì shénme gōngzuò?

What work do you do?

HSK 2

他从事教育工作已经二十年了。

Tā cóngshì jiàoyù gōngzuò yǐjīng èrshí nián le.

He has been engaged in education for twenty years.

HSK 4

她毕业后从事了医学研究。

Tā bìyè hòu cóngshì le yīxué yánjiū.

After graduating, she engaged in medical research.

usage

从事 is formal and typically used to describe professional or long-term work. For casual conversation about jobs, 做 is more common.

从 cóng

事 shì