67 Must-know Job Titles in Chinese

If you want to use Mandarin Chinese professionally, you need to be able to identify different occupations. After all, you wouldn’t want to call your boss or client by the wrong title.

In this blog post, learn 67 job titles in Chinese to have a business vocabulary for the professional space, from corporate titles to more functional roles.

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Corporate Job Titles in Chinese

• Chairman of the Board: 董事会主席 (dǒng shì huì zhǔ xí)
• President of the Board: 董事长 (dǒng shì zhǎng)
• Vice President of the Board: 副董事长 (fù dǒng shì zhǎng)
• Board Director: 董事 (dǒng shì)
• Shareholder: 股东 (gǔ dōng)
• President: 总裁 (zǒng cái)
• Executive Vice President: 执行副总裁 (zhí xíng fù zǒng cái)
• CEO: 首席执行官 (shǒu xí zhí xíng guān) ; 执行总监 (zhí xíng zǒng jiān)
• COO: 首席营运官 (shǒu xí yíng yùn guān) ; 营运总监 (yíng yùn zǒng jiān)
• CFO: 首席财务官 (shǒu xí cái wù guān) ; 财务总监 (cái wù zǒng jiān)
• CTO: 首席技术官 (shǒu xí jì shù guān) ; 技术总监 (jì shù zǒng jiān)
• CMO: 首席营销官 (shǒu xí yíng xiāo guān) ; 营销总监 (yíng xiāo zǒng jiān)
• General Manager: 总经理 (zǒng jīng lǐ)
• Vice-general Manager: 副总经理 (fù zǒng jīng lǐ)
• Manager: 经理 (jīng lǐ)
• Operations Manager: 营运经理 (yíng yùn jīng lǐ)
• Factory Manager: 厂长 (chǎng zhǎng)
• Director: 主管 (zhǔ guǎn)
• Consultant: 顾问 (gù wèn)
• Analyst: 分析师 (fēn xī shī)
• Mechanic: 技工 (jì gōng)
• General Workers: 普通工人 (pǔ tōng gōng rén)
• Receptionist: 接待员 (jiē dài yuán)
• Intern: 实习生 (shí xí shēng)
• Customer Service: 客服 (kè fú)

Functional Roles in Chinese

• Manufacturer: 厂家 (chǎng jiā)
• Producer: 生产商 (shēng chǎn shāng)
• Spokesperson: 代言人 (dài yán rén)
• Agent (typically sales): 代理商 (dài lǐ shāng)
• Distributor: 分销商 (fēn xiāo shāng)
• Wholesaler: 批发商 (pī fā shāng)
• Retailer: 零售商 (líng shòu shāng)
• Supplier: 供应商 (gōng yìng shāng)
• Buyers: 采购商 (cǎi gòu shāng)
• Investor: 投资者 (tóu zī zhě)
• Developer: 开发商 (kāi fā shāng)
• Contractor: 承包商 (chéng bāo shāng)
• Accountant: 会计师 (kuài jì shī)
• Cashier: 出纳 (chū nà)
• Auditor: 审计师 (shěn jì shī)
• Engineer: 工程师 (gōng chéng shī)
• Engineer-in-chief: 总工程师 (zǒng gōng chéng shī)
• Designer: 设计师 (shè jì shī)
• HR specialist: 人力资源管理师 (rén lì zī yuán guǎn lǐ shī)
• Business agent: 业务代表 (yè wù dài biǎo)
• Bargaining agent: 谈判代表 (tán pàn dài biǎo)
• Helper: 助手 (zhù shǒu)
• Assistant: 助理 (zhù lǐ)
• Secretary: 秘书 (mì shū)
• Chief editor: 主编 (zhǔ biān)
• Project manager: 项目经理 (xiàng mù jīng lǐ)
• Person in charge: 负责人 (fù zé rén)

Business Relationship Terms in Chinese

• Superior: 上司 (shàng si) ; 上级 (shàng jí)
• Subordinate: 下属 (xià shǔ) ; 下级 (xià jí)
• The department responsible for the work: 主管部门 (zhǔ guǎn bù mén)
• Immediate superior: 顶头上司 (dǐng tóu shàng si)

Occupation Vocabulary in Chinese

• Manual worker: 工人 (gōng rén)
• Lawyer: 律师 (lǜ shī)
• Doctor: 医生 (yī shēng)
• Nurse: 护士 (hù shì)
• Editor: 编辑 (biān jí)
• Journalist: 记者 (jì zhě)
• Interpreter: 翻译 (fān yì)
• Freelance: 自由职业 (zì yóu zhí yè)
• Shop assistant: 导购 (dǎo gòu)
• Store manager: 店长 (diàn zhǎng)
• Government employee: 公务员 (gōng wù yuán)

There you have it: 67 Chinese job titles you can use in your professional life.

Of course, it’s impossible to cover them all here.

But by using an immersion language learning program like FluentU, you can easily learn all the job titles relevant to your industry by watching thousands of Chinese videos that teach you new words and grammar.

We hope you find these job titles in Chinese helpful as you continue your rapid ascent in the Chinese business world!

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