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How to Say ‘I used to do marketing in the US.’ in Simplified Chinese

我以前在美国做市场。

wǒ yǐ qián zài měi guó zuò shì chǎng

[wo yǐqián zài Měiguó zuò shir chahng]

Phrase Breakdown

我以前在美国

wǒ yǐ qián zài měi guó

I previously, in America

以前 (yǐqián) means 'before'. 在美国 (zài Měiguó) means 'in America'. In Chinese, time and place come before the verb.

Example

我以前在美国读书。

I used to study in America.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

以前

yǐ qián

[yǐqián]

before; prior to

Placed after a time or event to mean 'before' it; alone it can also mean 'in the past'.

Example

请在三点以前到。

Please arrive before three o'clock.

在

zài

[zài]

at; in

Indicates location or place.

Example

他在学校学习。

He studies at school.

美国

měi guó

[Měiguó]

the United States

The Chinese name for America.

Example

他去过美国。

He has been to the US.

做市场。

zuò shì chǎng

did marketing

做 (zuò) means 'do' and 市场 (shìchǎng) means 'market'. Together they are a casual way to say 'work in marketing'.

Example

她在公司做市场。

She does marketing at the company.

Words in this phrase

做

zuò

[zuò]

to do

General verb for doing an activity.

Example

你在做什么？

What are you doing?

市场

shì chǎng

[shir chahng]

market; marketing

Can mean the market in general or the marketing field in a career context.

Example

我对市场方面的工作很感兴趣。

I’m very interested in work related to marketing.

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