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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 31

找工作 Job hunting

Zhǎo gōngzuò

周月 begins her job hunt with 王明 as mentor. Full 把-construction lesson (after ch02 light intro) plus 把 X V 给 / 到 Y (destination + recipient extension).

Dialogue

把简历发给公司 — Sending the résumé to companies

周月王wáng明míng, 为wèi了le将jiāng来lái的de梦mèng想xiǎng, 我wǒ开kāi始shǐ找zhǎo工gōng作zuò了le, 有yǒu点diǎn紧jǐn张zhāng. Wang Ming, for my future dream I've started job hunting — a bit nervous.
王明别bié紧jǐn张zhāng. 你nǐ把bǎ简jiǎn历lì改gǎi好hǎo了le吗ma? Don't be. Have you finished revising your CV?
周月改gǎi好hǎo了le. 我wǒ想xiǎng把bǎ简jiǎn历lì发fā给gěi几jǐ家jiā公gōng司sī. Yes. I want to send it to a few companies.
王明把bǎ每měi家jiā公gōng司sī都dōu认rèn真zhēn看kàn一yí下xià, 选xuǎn适shì合hé你nǐ的de. Look carefully at each one — pick those that fit.
周月我wǒ已yǐ经jīng把bǎ名míng单dān做zuò好hǎo了le. I've prepared the list.
王明好hǎo. 用yòng邮yóu件jiàn发fā, 一yí次cì别bié发fā太tài多duō. Good. Use email — don't send too many at once.

Dialogue

把简历交到公司 — Hand the CV in to the company

周月我wǒ把bǎ简jiǎn历lì交jiāo到dào三sān家jiā公gōng司sī了le. I've submitted the CV to three companies.
王明不bú错cuò. 你nǐ把bǎ自zì己jǐ的de经jīng验yàn都dōu写xiě清qīng楚chǔ了le吗ma? Nice. Did you write down your experience clearly?
周月写xiě清qīng楚chǔ了le. 我wǒ还hái把bǎ你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ看kàn的de部bù分fen改gǎi了le一yí下xià. Yes. I revised the part you reviewed too.
王明我wǒ可kě以yǐ把bǎ你nǐ推tuī荐jiàn给gěi我wǒ同tóng事shì. I can recommend you to my colleague.
周月真zhēn的de吗ma? 太tài谢xiè谢xiè你nǐ了le! 这zhè是shì大dà机jī会huì. Really? Thanks so much! This is a big chance.
王明我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ的de简jiǎn历lì发fā给gěi他tā, 他tā会huì联lián系xì你nǐ. I'll send him your CV — he'll reach out.

Vocabulary

找zhǎo工gōng作zuò: verb look for a job
简jiǎn历lì: noun résumé; CV
公gōng司sī: noun company (recall Bk1)
发fā: verb send; post (recall Bk1)
改gǎi: verb change; revise
邮yóu件jiàn: noun email; mail
机jī会huì: noun opportunity; chance
推tuī荐jiàn: verb recommend
紧jǐn张zhāng: adjective nervous (recall ch03)
认rèn真zhēn: adjective serious; careful (recall ch29)
交jiāo: verb hand over; submit
同tóng事shì: noun colleague
经jīng验yàn: noun experience (recall ch28)
帮bāng: verb help (recall Bk1)
周zhōu月yuè: pn. Zhou Yue (persona — 24, recent grad)
王wáng明míng: pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01, mentor)

New characters

适: (in 合适 = suitable; fitting)
合适 héshì — suitable; fitting
合: (in 合适 = suitable; fitting)
合适 héshì — suitable; fitting合作 hézuò — cooperate
交jiāo: hand in
交通 jiāotōng — traffic; transport

Hanzi — writing & recognition

把

bǎ particle for 把-construction Writing

7 strokes left-right

改

gǎi change; revise Writing

7 strokes left-right

交

jiāo hand in Recognition

6 strokes top-bottom

邮

yóu mail (in 邮件) Recognition

7 strokes left-right

推

tuī push; recommend (in 推荐) Recognition

11 strokes left-right

Grammar

把-construction (full lesson) — disposal and result

Explanation

Full structure: Subject + 把 + Object + V + complement / 了 / result. Focus = what happened to the object. Three rules: (1) Object must be DEFINITE — not "a book in general" but "the book / this CV". (2) Verb almost always carries a complement, 了, or a result word — bare verb is ungrammatical. (3) Negation / modal sits BEFORE 把 (不 / 没 / 想 / 要 / 可以 + 把 ...). Compare ch02 (light intro) — that just introduced the shape; this lesson nails the rules.

Examples

我把简历改好了. I've revised the CV.
请把门关上. Please close the door.
我没把书带来. I didn't bring the book.
你想把电视开起来吗? Do you want to turn on the TV?

Grammar

把 X V + 给 / 到 + Y — to whom / to where

Explanation

Grammar-01 stressed "object's end state". `把 X V + 给 / 到 + Y` adds the destination — 给 + recipient, 到 + place. 把简历发给公司 / 把简历交到公司 / 把书放到桌子上 / 把礼物送给老师. Verb is usually a movement-flavour verb: 送 / 发 / 交 / 放 / 拿. Negate by 没 before 把.

Examples

我把简历发给公司. I sent the CV to the company.
我wǒ把bǎ简jiǎn历lì交jiāo到dào三sān家jiā公gōng司sī了le. I've submitted the CV to three companies.
请把书放到桌子上. Please put the book on the table.
他把礼物送给老师了. He gave the gift to the teacher.

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