HSK 3 · Work & Career

从事

cóng shì

to be engaged in

Stroke order of 从事

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

从 · 4 strokes 事 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Following 从 (two people) an affair 事: be engaged in it.

Parts: 从 follow (two 人 people) + 事 matter

The characters in 从事

从 cóng — from (4 strokes)
事 shì — matter; thing (8 strokes)

Example sentence

他从事教育工作。

He is engaged in education.

Words with 从

从from 从小since childhood 从前before; in the past 自从since 从来always; ever

Words with 事

没事儿it's OK; never mind 事matter; thing 同事colleague 故事story 事情matter; thing 好事good thing 事业career; cause 本事ability; skill 事故accident 事件incident; event 事实fact 事实上in fact

More words: Work & Career

职业occupation; profession 工资wages; salary 就业to get a job; employment 创业to start a business 退休to retire 事业career; cause 任务task; mission 责任responsibility; duty 负责to be responsible for 经营to run (a business)生意business; trade 开业to open for business 资格qualifications 人才talented person; talent 志愿者volunteer 志愿wish; to volunteer

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