HSK 3 · Intermediate stories

找工作 · Job Hunting

Zhǎo gōngzuò — A fresh graduate looking for their first job.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

我wǒ刚刚gānggāng大学dàxué毕业,bìyè开始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作。gōngzuò

I just graduated from university and started looking for work.

现在的xiànzài de工作gōngzuò不bù太tài好找。hǎo zhǎo

Jobs aren't easy to find these days.

我wǒ在网上zài wǎng shàng看了kàn le很多hěn duō招聘zhāopìn广告。guǎnggào

I looked at many job ads online.

有的yǒu de公司gōngsī要求yāoqiú有yǒu工作gōngzuò经验。jīngyàn

Some companies require work experience.

我wǒ没有méi yǒu经验,jīngyàn所以suǒyǐ很hěn难。nán

I have no experience, so it's hard.

我wǒ每天měitiān都dōu投tóu简历。jiǎnlì

I send out resumes every day.

上个星期,shàng gè xīngqī我wǒ接到了jiēdào le三个sān gè面试miànshì通知。tōngzhī

Last week I got three interview invitations.

我wǒ准备zhǔnbèi得de很hěn认真。rènzhēn

I prepared very seriously.

一家yì jiā公司gōngsī给了gěi le我wǒ机会。jīhuì

One company gave me a chance.

工资gōngzī虽然suīrán不高,bù gāo但是dànshì我wǒ很hěn高兴。gāoxìng

Though the salary isn't high, I'm very happy.

这是zhè shì我wǒ人生rénshēng的de第一份dì yī fèn工作。gōngzuò

This is the first job of my life.

我wǒ决定juédìng好好hǎohāo努力。nǔlì

I've decided to work hard.

Vocabulary in this story (52 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我wǒI
刚刚gānggāngjust
大学dàxuéuniversity
毕业bìyègraduated
开始kāishǐstarted
找zhǎolooking for
工作gōngzuòwork
现在的xiànzài decurrently
不bùnot
太tàitoo
好找hǎo zhǎoeasy to find
在网上zài wǎng shàngonline
看了kàn lelooked at
很多hěn duōmany
招聘zhāopìnrecruitment
广告guǎnggàoads
有的yǒu desome
公司gōngsīcompanies
要求yāoqiúrequire
有yǒuhaving
经验jīngyànexperience
没有méi yǒudon't have
所以suǒyǐso
很hěnvery
难nán(it is) hard
每天měitiānevery day
都dōuall
投tóusubmit
简历jiǎnlìresumes
上个星期shàng gè xīngqīlast week
接到了jiēdào lereceived
三个sān gèthree
面试miànshìinterview
通知tōngzhīnotices
准备zhǔnbèiprepared
得de(adv.)
认真rènzhēnseriously
一家yì jiāone
给了gěi legave
机会jīhuìa chance
工资gōngzīthe salary
虽然suīránalthough
不高bù gāo(is) not high
但是dànshìbut
高兴gāoxìng(am) happy
这是zhè shìthis is
人生rénshēnglife
的de's
第一份dì yī fènfirst
决定juédìngdecided
好好hǎohāowell
努力nǔlìto work hard

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