Chinese word

跳槽

Pronunciation

Pinyintiào cáo

Meaning

  • verbchange jobs

Example

他跳槽去了一家新公司。tā tiào cáo qù le yì jiā xīn gōng sī

He changed jobs and joined a new company.

Illustration for 跳槽 (change jobs)

More examples

很多人选择跨行业跳槽以寻求更多机会。hěn duō rén xuǎn zé kuà háng yè tiào cáo yǐ xún qiú gèng duō jī huì

Many people choose to change jobs to work in a different industry to seek more opportunities.

Core concept

A career move crosses the boundary of one workplace and places the worker in a new employer's organization.

Common phrases

  • 跳槽到竞争对手公司tiào cáo dào jìng zhēng duì shǒu gōng sī

    change jobs to a competitor's company

  • 跨行业跳槽kuà háng yè tiào cáo

    change jobs to a different industry

  • 被邀请跳槽bèi yāo qǐng tiào cáo

    be invited to change jobs

Similar words

换工作huàn gōng zuò: Change a job or workplace and begin working in a different one.
转职zhuǎn zhí: Change the kind of work or position held, such as taking on different duties.
转行zhuǎn háng: Change from a current industry or career field to a different one.
离职lí zhí: End employment with a current company or leave a current position.

Definition in Chinese

口语中表示离开原单位到另一家单位工作，侧重指换雇主而非内部调动，常含为追求更高薪酬或更好发展。kóu yǔ zhōng biǎo shì lí kāi yuán dān wèi dào lìng yì jiā dān wèi gōng zuò cè zhòng zhǐ huàn gù zhǔ ér fēi nèi bù diào dòng cháng hán wèi zhuī qiú gèng gāo xīn chóu huò gèng hǎo fā zhǎn

Word origin

跳 (tiào, "jump") + 槽 (cáo, "trough") forms a vivid metaphor of leaving one employer's feeding trough for another, which explains the word's colloquial career sense.

Usage tips

  • The word is conversational and can sound neutral when describing a better opportunity, but repeated moves may suggest a pattern of changing employers often.

Opposites

Related words

  • 跳槽潮tiào cáo cháojob-changing boomnoun
  • 跳槽者tiào cáo zhějob hoppernoun

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