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How to Say ‘Do you have proof of employment?’ in Simplified Chinese

有工作证明吗？

yǒu gōng zuò zhèng míng ma

[yoh gong-dzwor zhèngmíng ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting 吗 at the end turns any statement into a yes/no question. The subject "you" is simply dropped because it's obvious.

Phrase Breakdown

有工作

yǒu gōng zuò

have work

有 (have) + 工作 (work). Here it leads into the phrase 'work certificate'.

Example

你有工作吗？

Do you have a job?

Words in this phrase

有

yǒu

[yoh]

have

To possess or contain something.

Example

他有一本好书。

He has a good book.

工作

gōng zuò

[gong-dzwor]

work; job; to work

Can be a noun meaning 'job/work' or a verb meaning 'to work.'

Example

我希望以后有机会一起工作。

I hope we will have the opportunity to work together in the future.

证明吗？

zhèng míng ma

proof/certificate?

证明 means proof or certificate, and 吗 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

有收入证明吗？

Do you have proof of income?

Words in this phrase

证明

zhèng míng

[zhèngmíng]

certificate; proof

A document that proves something, such as employment or residence.

Example

请给我一份在职证明。

Please give me a certificate of employment.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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