从事

cóng shì · cong shi

Traditional 從事

Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)姐(jiě)姐(jie)从(cóng)事(shì)英(yīng)语(yǔ)教(jiào)学(xué)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

My sister's work is teaching English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by edelyn90 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)事(shì)这(zhè)个(ge)行(háng)业(yè)已(yǐ)经(jīng)二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)了(le)。

He has been engaged in this industry for twenty years.

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