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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

全职工作

Pronunciation / Transliteration: quánzhí gōngzuò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Full-time job/ˌfʊl.taɪm ˈdʒɒb/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2100 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"大学毕业后,他找到了一份全职工作。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An occupation or employment that requires the standard number of hours per week established by an employer or labor laws, typically 35 to 40 hours.

    "She recently accepted a full-time job as a project manager at a tech firm."
  2. 2

    A demanding task, role, or responsibility that occupies almost all of one's time and attention.

    "Raising three toddlers is practically a full-time job in itself."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'full-time', originating in the early 20th century to describe employment covering the standard number of hours in a working week, with 'job', deriving from Middle English meanings relating to a piece of work or task. Together, the compound phrase became prominent with industrialization and modern labor market regulations defining standard working hours.

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