跳槽

tiàocáo

verb HSK 7-9 #23,666

Meanings

1 to change jobs
2 to job-hop

Characters

trough; manger; groove

Examples

他跳槽去了一家外企。

Tā tiàocáo qù le yījiā wàiqǐ.

He switched jobs to a foreign company.

年轻人频繁跳槽不太好。

Niánqīngrén pínfán tiàocáo bùtàihǎo.

It is not great for young people to job-hop frequently.

Tips

memory

跳 (jump) + 槽 (trough/manger) = jumping from one feeding trough to another, like an animal switching to a better food source.

register

跳槽 is informal and colloquial. In formal writing, use 换工作 or 离职.

Stroke Order

跳 tiào

槽 cáo