How to Say ‘I'd like to work in marketing.’ in Simplified Chinese
我想做市场方面的工作。
wǒ xiǎng zuò shì chǎng fāng miàn de gōng zuò
[wo shyang dzwo shir chahng fāngmiàn de gong-dzwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese uses 做 (zuò) "do" with jobs and fields, where English says "work in": 做销售 "work in sales".
Phrase Breakdown
我想做
wǒ xiǎng zuò
I want to do
我想 (wǒ xiǎng) means 'I want'. 做 (zuò) means 'to do'. In speech, 我想 sounds like wó xiǎng.
我想做老师。
I want to be a teacher.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
A verb expressing desire, intention, or that you feel like doing something.
我很想继续跟你聊天。
I’d really like to keep chatting with you.
做
zuò
[dzwo]
to do
A very common verb meaning to perform an action.
现在要做什么？
What do we need to do now?
市场方面的工作。
shì chǎng fāng miàn de gōng zuò
a job in marketing
This phrase means 'work in the marketing area'. 方面的 makes 市场 describe 工作.
他在找市场方面的工作。
He's looking for a marketing job.
Words in this phrase
市场
shì chǎng
[shir chahng]
market; marketing
Can mean the market in general or the marketing field in a career context.
我对市场方面的工作很感兴趣。
I’m very interested in work related to marketing.
方面
fāng miàn
[fāngmiàn]
aspect; area
A side or field of a matter.
学习方面他没问题。
He has no problems in terms of study.
的
de
[de]
of
Expressing the relationship between items.
这是我的书。
This is my book.
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwaw]
work; job
Refers to employment, tasks, or professional activities.
我很喜欢现在的工作。
I like my current job very much.
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