{"id":181287,"date":"2011-10-28T22:13:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T02:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/job-titles-in-chinese\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T00:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T05:45:16","slug":"job-titles-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/job-titles-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"67 Must-know Job Titles in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to use Mandarin Chinese professionally, you need to be able to identify different occupations. After all, you wouldn&#8217;t want to call your boss or client by the wrong title.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, learn 67 job titles in Chinese to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/business-chinese-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business vocabulary<\/a> for the professional space, from corporate titles to more functional roles.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Corporate Job Titles in Chinese<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chairman of the Board: \u8463\u4e8b\u4f1a\u4e3b\u5e2d <em>(d\u01d2ng sh\u00ec hu\u00ec zh\u01d4 x\u00ed)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>President of the Board: \u8463\u4e8b\u957f<em> (d\u01d2ng sh\u00ec zh\u01ceng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vice President of the Board: \u526f\u8463\u4e8b\u957f <em>(f\u00f9 d\u01d2ng sh\u00ec zh\u01ceng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Board Director: \u8463\u4e8b <em>(d\u01d2ng sh\u00ec)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Shareholder: \u80a1\u4e1c<em> (g\u01d4 d\u014dng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>President: \u603b\u88c1<em> (z\u01d2ng c\u00e1i)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Executive Vice President: \u6267\u884c\u526f\u603b\u88c1 <em>(zh\u00ed x\u00edng f\u00f9 z\u01d2ng c\u00e1i)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CEO: \u9996\u5e2d\u6267\u884c\u5b98 <em>(sh\u01d2u x\u00ed zh\u00ed x\u00edng gu\u0101n)<\/em> ; \u6267\u884c\u603b\u76d1 <em>(zh\u00ed x\u00edng z\u01d2ng ji\u0101n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>COO: \u9996\u5e2d\u8425\u8fd0\u5b98 <em>(sh\u01d2u x\u00ed y\u00edng y\u00f9n gu\u0101n)<\/em> ; \u8425\u8fd0\u603b\u76d1<em> (y\u00edng y\u00f9n z\u01d2ng ji\u0101n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CFO: \u9996\u5e2d\u8d22\u52a1\u5b98 <em>(sh\u01d2u x\u00ed c\u00e1i w\u00f9 gu\u0101n) <\/em>; \u8d22\u52a1\u603b\u76d1<em> (c\u00e1i w\u00f9 z\u01d2ng ji\u0101n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CTO: \u9996\u5e2d\u6280\u672f\u5b98 <em>(sh\u01d2u x\u00ed j\u00ec sh\u00f9 gu\u0101n) <\/em>; \u6280\u672f\u603b\u76d1 <em>(<\/em><em>j\u00ec sh\u00f9 z\u01d2ng ji\u0101n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>CMO: \u9996\u5e2d\u8425\u9500\u5b98 <em>(sh\u01d2u x\u00ed y\u00edng xi\u0101o gu\u0101n)<\/em> ; \u8425\u9500\u603b\u76d1 <em>(<\/em><em>y\u00edng xi\u0101o z\u01d2ng ji\u0101n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>General Manager: \u603b\u7ecf\u7406 <em>(z\u01d2ng j\u012bng l\u01d0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vice-general Manager: \u526f\u603b\u7ecf\u7406<em> (f\u00f9 z\u01d2ng j\u012bng l\u01d0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Manager: \u7ecf\u7406<em> (j\u012bng l\u01d0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Operations Manager: \u8425\u8fd0\u7ecf\u7406 <em>(y\u00edng y\u00f9n j\u012bng l\u01d0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Factory Manager: \u5382\u957f <em>(ch\u01ceng zh\u01ceng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Director: \u4e3b\u7ba1<em> (zh\u01d4 gu\u01cen)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Consultant: \u987e\u95ee <em>(g\u00f9 w\u00e8n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Analyst: \u5206\u6790\u5e08 <em>(f\u0113n x\u012b sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mechanic: \u6280\u5de5 <em>(j\u00ec g\u014dng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>General Workers: \u666e\u901a\u5de5\u4eba <em>(p\u01d4 t\u014dng g\u014dng r\u00e9n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Receptionist: \u63a5\u5f85\u5458 <em>(ji\u0113 d\u00e0i yu\u00e1n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Intern: \u5b9e\u4e60\u751f<em> (sh\u00ed x\u00ed sh\u0113ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Customer Service: \u5ba2\u670d<em> (k\u00e8 f\u00fa)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Functional Roles in Chinese<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Manufacturer: \u5382\u5bb6 <em>(ch\u01ceng ji\u0101)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Producer: \u751f\u4ea7\u5546 <em>(sh\u0113ng ch\u01cen sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Spokesperson: \u4ee3\u8a00\u4eba <em>(d\u00e0i y\u00e1n r\u00e9n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Agent (typically sales): \u4ee3\u7406\u5546<em> (d\u00e0i l\u01d0 sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Distributor: \u5206\u9500\u5546<em> (f\u0113n xi\u0101o sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Wholesaler: \u6279\u53d1\u5546<em> (p\u012b f\u0101 sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Retailer: \u96f6\u552e\u5546 <em>(l\u00edng sh\u00f2u sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Supplier: \u4f9b\u5e94\u5546<em> (g\u014dng y\u00ecng sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Buyers: \u91c7\u8d2d\u5546<em> (c\u01cei g\u00f2u sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Investor: \u6295\u8d44\u8005 <em>(t\u00f3u z\u012b zh\u011b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Developer: \u5f00\u53d1\u5546 <em>(k\u0101i f\u0101 sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Contractor: \u627f\u5305\u5546 <em>(ch\u00e9ng b\u0101o sh\u0101ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Accountant: \u4f1a\u8ba1\u5e08 <em>(ku\u00e0i j\u00ec sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cashier: \u51fa\u7eb3<em> (ch\u016b n\u00e0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Auditor: \u5ba1\u8ba1\u5e08 <em>(sh\u011bn j\u00ec sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Engineer: \u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08<em> (g\u014dng ch\u00e9ng sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Engineer-in-chief: \u603b\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08 <em>(z\u01d2ng g\u014dng ch\u00e9ng sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Designer: \u8bbe\u8ba1\u5e08 <em>(sh\u00e8 j\u00ec sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>HR specialist: \u4eba\u529b\u8d44\u6e90\u7ba1\u7406\u5e08 <em>(r\u00e9n l\u00ec z\u012b yu\u00e1n gu\u01cen l\u01d0 sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Business agent: \u4e1a\u52a1\u4ee3\u8868 <em>(y\u00e8 w\u00f9 d\u00e0i bi\u01ceo)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bargaining agent: \u8c08\u5224\u4ee3\u8868<em> (t\u00e1n p\u00e0n d\u00e0i bi\u01ceo)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Helper: \u52a9\u624b <em>(zh\u00f9 sh\u01d2u)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Assistant: \u52a9\u7406 <em>(zh\u00f9 l\u01d0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Secretary: \u79d8\u4e66<em> (m\u00ec sh\u016b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Chief editor: \u4e3b\u7f16<em> (zh\u01d4 bi\u0101n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Project manager: \u9879\u76ee\u7ecf\u7406<em> (xi\u00e0ng m\u00f9 j\u012bng l\u01d0)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Person in charge: \u8d1f\u8d23\u4eba<em> (f\u00f9 z\u00e9 r\u00e9n)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Business Relationship Terms in Chinese<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Superior: \u4e0a\u53f8 <em>(sh\u00e0ng si) <\/em>; \u4e0a\u7ea7<em> (sh\u00e0ng j\u00ed)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Subordinate: \u4e0b\u5c5e <em>(xi\u00e0 sh\u01d4) <\/em>; \u4e0b\u7ea7 <em>(<\/em><em>xi\u00e0 j\u00ed)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The department responsible for the work: \u4e3b\u7ba1\u90e8\u95e8 <em>(zh\u01d4 gu\u01cen b\u00f9 m\u00e9n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Immediate superior: \u9876\u5934\u4e0a\u53f8<em> (d\u01d0ng t\u00f3u sh\u00e0ng si)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Occupation Vocabulary in Chinese<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Manual worker: \u5de5\u4eba<em> (g\u014dng r\u00e9n)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lawyer: \u5f8b\u5e08<em> (l\u01dc sh\u012b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Doctor: \u533b\u751f<em> (y\u012b sh\u0113ng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nurse: \u62a4\u58eb<em> (h\u00f9 sh\u00ec)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Editor: \u7f16\u8f91<em> (bi\u0101n j\u00ed)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Journalist: \u8bb0\u8005<em> (j\u00ec zh\u011b)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Interpreter: \u7ffb\u8bd1 <em>(f\u0101n y\u00ec)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Freelance: \u81ea\u7531\u804c\u4e1a <em>(z\u00ec y\u00f3u zh\u00ed y\u00e8)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Shop assistant: \u5bfc\u8d2d <em>(d\u01ceo g\u00f2u)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Store manager: \u5e97\u957f<em> (di\u00e0n zh\u01ceng)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Government employee: \u516c\u52a1\u5458 <em>(g\u014dng w\u00f9 yu\u00e1n)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There you have it: 67 Chinese job titles you can use in your professional life.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it&#8217;s impossible to cover them all here.<\/p>\n<p>But by using an immersion language learning program like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a>, you can easily learn all the job titles relevant to your industry by watching thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-music-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese videos<\/a> that teach you new words and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grammar<\/a>. <span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. 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