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This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Work and business”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 55 at the easy level, 58 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: work and business

The office, the meeting, the contract, the salary, the job interview: work and business vocabulary in Simplified Chinese.

Here are 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Work and business”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 36 words

Simplified Chinese	English
老板	boss
休息	break
职业生涯	career
客户	client
同事	colleague
企业	company
合同	contract
休息日	day off
期限	deadline
部门	department
总监	director
文件	document
员工	employee
主管	executive
经验	experience
工厂	factory
档案	file
全职	full time
人力资源	human resources
工伤	industrial accident
上司	manager
职位	position
演示文稿	presentation
项目	project
报告	report
责任	responsibility
退休	retirement
工资	salary
能力	skill
团队精神	team spirit
请假	to take leave
训练	to train
上班	to workVerb, the act of doing one’s job
职业	trade
工作氛围	working atmosphere
职场安全	workplace safety

Level 2: medium 39 words

Simplified Chinese	English
议程	agenda
应聘	application
绩效考核	appraisal
实物福利	benefit in kind
竞争对手	competitor
求职信	cover letter
简历	curriculum vitae
任职要求	desired profile
解雇	dismissal
雇主	employer
劳动仲裁委员会	employment tribunal
后续跟进	follow up
招聘启事	job advert
岗位说明书	job description
求职面试	job interview
休假	leave
法律地位	legal status
协商	negotiation
加班	overtime
带薪假	paid leave
兼职	part time
加薪	pay rise
无固定期限劳动合同	permanent contract
推荐信	reference letter
远程办公	remote work
辞职	resignation
签名	signature
中小企业	small business
初创公司	start up
罢工	strike
劳务派遣	temporary work
投简历	to apply
筹办	to organise
请辞	to resign
调职	transfer
试用期	trial period
失业	unemployment
工薪族	wage earner
上班时间	working hours

Level 3: hard 25 words

Simplified Chinese	English
学徒	apprentice
董事会	board of directors
分公司	branch
转行	career change
合作社	cooperative
弹性工作制	flexible hours
自由职业	freelance
股东大会	general meeting
税前工资	gross pay
总部	headquarters
层级	hierarchy
跨国企业	multinational
过劳	overwork
工资条	payslip
招聘	recruitment
个体户	self employed person
幻灯片	slideshow
下属	subordinate
督导	supervisor
打卡机	time clock
调休	time off in lieu
授权	to delegate
激励	to motivate
招募	to recruit
职场欺凌	workplace bullying

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Work and business”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 55 at the easy level, 58 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.