How to Say ‘What work do you do?’ in Traditional Chinese
做什麼工作？
zuò shén me gōng zuò
[zuò shénme gong-dzwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: Question words like 什麼 go in the same spot the answer would go, so the word order doesn't flip. Answer it by just replacing 什麼工作: 我做行銷工作 "I do marketing work."
Phrase Breakdown
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
A basic verb for performing an action or task.
你今天要做什麼？
What are you going to do today?
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Question word for 'what'.
你想買什麼？
What do you want to buy?
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwaw]
work; job
A job, profession, or the tasks you do as employment.
這份工作很適合剛畢業的人。
This job is very suitable for someone who just graduated.
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