change jobs; job-hop
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
(of livestock) to leave its own manger to eat from another
archaicOriginal, literal meaning referring to animal behavior. Rarely used in modern speech with this meaning.
Nà那
pǐ匹
mǎ马
zuó昨
wǎn晚
tiào跳
cáo槽
le了
，
chī吃
le了
lín邻
jū居
jiā家
de的
sì饲
liào料
。
That horse jumped the manger last night and ate the neighbor's feed.
verb
to change jobs; to switch companies; to job-hop
neutralModern, common metaphorical meaning. Generally neutral in modern usage but can imply seeking better opportunities or instability depending on context.
Tā他
gāng刚
gōng工
zuò作
liǎng两
nián年
jiù就
tiào跳
cáo槽
le了
sān三
cì次
。
He has changed jobs three times in just two years of working.
Wèi为
le了
gèng更
gāo高
de的
xīn薪
shuǐ水
，
tā她
jué决
dìng定
tiào跳
cáo槽
qù去
nà那
jiā家
wài外
qǐ企
。
For a higher salary, she decided to jump ship to that foreign company.
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Yǒu有
de的
kē科
yán研
rén人
yuán员
tiào跳
cáo槽
jīng经
shāng商
qù去
le了
。
Some researchers have left to go into business.
Pín频
fán繁
tiào跳
cáo槽
kě可
néng能
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
nǐ你
de的
zhí职
yè业
shēng声
yù誉
。
Frequent job-hopping might affect your professional reputation.