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跳槽

tiàocáo

to change jobs; to job-hop

A person with a box of belongings walks out of an office toward another building
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Characters in this word

跳 tiào

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 兆 omen
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

槽 cáo

Strokes
15
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 曹 ministers, officials
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 槽

Example phrases

  • 他跳槽不是因为薪水,而是因为原公司没有研发空间。 Tā tiàocáo bú shì yīnwèi xīnshuǐ, ér shì yīnwèi yuán gōngsī méiyǒu yánfā kōngjiān. He changed jobs not because of salary, but because his former company offered no room for research and development.
  • 听说他打算年底跳槽,去一家更大的公司。 Tīngshuō tā dǎsuàn niándǐ tiàocáo, qù yì jiā gèng dà de gōngsī. I heard he plans to change jobs at the end of the year and move to a bigger company.
  • 现在很多年轻人工作两年就跳槽,寻找更好的机会。 Xiànzài hěn duō niánqīngrén gōngzuò liǎng nián jiù tiàocáo, xúnzhǎo gèng hǎo de jīhuì. These days many young people change jobs after just two years, looking for better opportunities.

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