從事

cóng shì

A2 Level 4*
Transitive stative verb

從事 (cóng shì) is a Chinese word meaning “to go for”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to go for
  2. to engage in
  3. to undertake
  4. to deal with
  5. to handle
  6. to do

Stroke order

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Example

他從事教育工作。

He works in education.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).