跳槽

• Pinyin: tiào cáo
• Desglose de hanzi: 跳 = 足 (foot) + 兆 — to jump; 槽 = 木 + 曹 — trough

Significado

Cambiar de trabajo; cambiarse de empresa.

A colloquial term for leaving one's current job to work for a different company. Very common in modern workplace conversations. Originally meant horses jumping from one feeding trough to another.

Ejemplos

1. 他在这家公司干了五年，最近跳槽到竞争对手那边去了。
2. 年轻人跳槽频繁已经成为职场常态，企业也在适应这种变化。
3. 跳槽之前要想清楚，不能只看薪资，还要考虑发展空间。

Guía de uso

Contexto: workplace, career, employment

Tono: casual

Correcto

• 你打算跳槽吗？(Are you planning to change jobs?)
• 他跳槽了。(He switched jobs.)

Incorrecto

• 在正式简历中用'跳槽' (In formal resumes, use 转职 or 换工作 instead of the colloquial 跳槽)

Origen e historia

跳 means to jump, 槽 means trough (for animal feed) — jumping to another feeding trough, i.e., switching jobs.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal