改行

gǎiháng

verb #21,884

Meanings

1 to change profession
2 to switch careers
3 to change one's trade

Characters

to change; to alter

trade; profession; row; line

Examples

他原来是工程师，后来改行做了厨师。

Tā yuánlái shì gōngchéngshī, hòulái gǎiháng zuò le chúshī.

He was originally an engineer and later changed careers to become a chef.

现在很多人在中年改行，追求自己的梦想。

Xiànzài hěn duō rén zài zhōngnián gǎiháng, zhuīqiú zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.

Many people now change careers in middle age to pursue their dreams.

Tips

usage

改行 specifically means changing one's 行业 (háng yè — trade or profession), not just changing jobs within the same field. Compare 跳槽 (tiào cáo — to job-hop within the same industry).

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

行 xíng