tiào cáo

跳 槽

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NHSK 789－3 SW HSK PLUS Pre-Intermediate DC6More

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v.metajob-hop; jump to another employment; throw up one job and take on another
- yǒu rén tiào cáo jīng shāng qù le
  有人跳槽经商去了。
  Somebody has left his jobs to do business.
- tā yī xīn xiǎng wǎng shōu rù gèng gāo de dì fang tiào cáo
  她一心想往收入更高的地方跳槽。
  She was set on finding a higher paid job.
- tā pín fán tiào cáo
  她频繁跳槽。
  She flits from one job to another.
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v.(of stable-kept livestock) leave its own manger/trough to eat at another
- mǎ tiào cáo
  马跳槽。
  Horse leave its own manger to eat at another.

Separable word
"跳" and "槽" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 跳了两次槽，他找到了满意的工作。
  After hoping from job to job twice, he found a satisfactory job.
- 他什么时候跳的槽？
  When did he hop from job to job?
- 你也跳过槽。
  You hopped from job to job, too.

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