Chinese word

职场

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhí chǎng

Meaning

  • nounworkplace

Example

职场关系很重要。zhí chǎng guān xì hěn zhòng yào

Workplace relationships are important.

Illustration for 职场 (workplace)

More examples

在职场竞争中，需要提升自己的能力。zài zhí chǎng jìng zhēng zhōng xū yào tí shēng zì jǐ de néng lì

In workplace competition, you need to improve your skills.

Core concept

A shared setting where people do their jobs and deal with work-related relationships, rules, and atmosphere.

Common phrases

  • 职场竞争zhí chǎng jìng zhēng

    workplace competition

  • 职场压力zhí chǎng yā lì

    workplace pressure

  • 职场礼仪zhí chǎng lǐ yí

    workplace etiquette

Similar words

公司gōng sī: A business organization that carries out work or commercial activities.
工作场所gōng zuò cháng suǒ: A physical site where a job or task is carried out.

Definition in Chinese

指人们从事职业或履行职责的场所，也可泛指由工作关系、规章和氛围构成的工作环境。zhǐ rén men cóng shì zhí yè huò lǚ xíng zhí zé de cháng suǒ yě kě fàn zhǐ yóu gōng zuò guān xì guī zhāng hé fēn wéi gòu chéng de gōng zuò huán jìng

Word origin

职场 (zhíchǎng, "workplace") combines 职 (zhí, "job or duty") with 场 (chǎng, "place or setting"), extending a physical work site to the social environment of working life.

Usage tips

  • It commonly appears in discussions of office culture, competition, evaluations, and professional relationships, so it signals a topic about working life rather than a particular building.

Other meanings

  • work environmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 职场经验zhí chǎng jīng yànworkplace experiencenoun
  • 职场文化zhí chǎng wén huàworkplace culturenoun

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