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【Learn Chinese】Occupations in Chinese: Education & Culture

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Teaching us everything we know and making things look beautifully pretty. Let’s delve into Educational and Cultural jobs in Chinese…

artist – 艺术家 yì shù jiā
farmer – 农民 nóng mín
gardener – 花匠 huā jiàng
poet – 诗人 shī rén
scientist – 科学家 kē xué jiā
teacher – 老师 lǎo shī
professor – 教授 jiào shòu
writer – 作家 zuò jiā
musician – 乐师 yuè shī
actor – 演员 yǎn yuán

Examples:
When I grow up I want to be an artist. 我长大后想成为一名艺术家 (wǒ zhǎng dà hòu xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng yìshùjiā)
My elder brother works as an English teacher in Shenzhen. 我哥哥在深圳当英语老师 (wǒ gēgē zài shēnzhèn dāng yīngyǔ lǎoshī)