从事

從事

cóngshì

verb HSK 3 #4,750

Meanings

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.

你从事什么工作？

Nǐ cóngshì shénme gōngzuò?

What work do you do?

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