汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 改行
改行
to change profession
放弃原来的行业,从事新的行业张大夫已经~当老师了。
gǎi xíng/háng/xìng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

对于改行从事语言文字工作,周有光说:“我的改行是偶然的,不过我是既来之则安之。”

Talking about changing his job to language study, Zhou Youguang noted, "it was accidental that I changed my job. But I am consent with my new job."

她放弃教书的职业改行当了秘书。

She left her teaching profession and became a secretary.

他开始当过教师,后来改行搞起了新闻。

He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism.

所有人都催促我改行,所以我改行了。

Everybody urged me to change professions so I did.

听众:改行去养猪吧,反正榴梿和猪一样臭。哈哈哈…

Audience: change to feed pigs. Anyway, durian is smelly as pig. Hahaha.

他是个有才华的电影编剧,却改行写起电视肥皂剧来了。

He's a talented screenwriter who has sold out to TV soap operas.

我们隔壁的邻居是个看门的门房,决定要改行去当保险公司的代理商。

Our next-door neighbor, a janitor, decided to change his profession and become an insurance agent.