从事
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
从事 (cóngshì) · to work in
从事 (cóngshì) means “to work in; to be engaged in”. It is written with 2 characters: 从 (from) + 事 (matter). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 从事 is built
The characters
从 cóng · from
What 从 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: One person 人 following another (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
你从事什么工作？Nǐ cóngshì shénme gōngzuò?What line of work are you in?
他从事教育工作十年了。Tā cóngshì jiàoyù gōngzuò shí nián le.He has worked in education for ten years.
Questions about 从事
What does 从事 mean?
从事 (cóngshì) means “to work in; to be engaged in”.
How do you pronounce 从事?
从事 is pronounced cóngshì.
Which HSK level is 从事?
从事 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 从来cóngláialways
- 从前cóngqiánbefore
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 从此cóngcǐfrom then on
- 从而cóng'érthus
- 从容cóngróngcalm
- 服从fúcóngto obey
- 从中cóngzhōngfrom it
- 从cóngfrom
Learn 从事 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.