Chinese CV templates 2026, bilingual Chinese

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Chinese CV templates: section headings, simplified or traditional characters, HSK and Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CVs

9 sectionsAbout 5 min readUpdated 17/10/2026

The person reading a Chinese-language CV is usually a manager from mainland China or Taiwan who reads quickly and looks for three things: how good your Chinese is, what kind of workplace you have worked in, and whether you can work with them directly. A CV with the right headings, the right script and clearly stated certificates answers all three in the top half of the first page. Việc Hot has 8 Chinese CV templates, and their previews show content in simplified Chinese. This guide covers when you need a Chinese CV, how to choose simplified or traditional characters, section headings, how to state HSK and TOCFL, how to write your Vietnamese name and how to build a Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CV.

When you need a Chinese CV

Send a Chinese CV when the job post is written in Chinese, when the interviewer is a manager from mainland China or Taiwan, or when Chinese is part of the job. The most common settings:

Workplace	Typical roles	What recruiters look for
Chinese or Taiwanese factories in industrial parks	Typical rolesInterpreter, executive assistant, HR, production planning	What recruiters look forFluent speaking and listening, readiness for overtime when orders peak
Import - export and logistics companies	Typical rolesPurchasing, documentation, supplier relations	What recruiters look forReading contracts and quotes, working over WeChat
E-commerce and cross-border selling	Typical rolesSourcing, store operations	What recruiters look forNegotiating with suppliers, reading Chinese product pages
Interpreting and translation	Typical rolesConference interpreter, technical translator	What recruiters look forCertificates, subject areas translated, page or hour counts

When a Vietnamese company posts in Vietnamese and only needs Chinese as a skill, a Vietnamese CV with your certificate clearly stated is still the safe choice. When HR is Vietnamese but your direct manager is Chinese, a Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CV (see the bilingual layout section below) serves both readers.

Simplified or traditional characters

Choose the script by where the company is headquartered, not by your own habit. Mainland Chinese companies read simplified characters; Taiwanese and Hong Kong companies read traditional characters. The wrong script will not stop them understanding you, but it shows you have not looked into the company.

	Simplified	Traditional
Used in	SimplifiedMainland China, Singapore	TraditionalTaiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Word for CV	Simplified简历	Traditional履歷
Work experience	Simplified工作经历	Traditional工作經歷
Common language certificate	SimplifiedHSK	TraditionalTOCFL
Language in the Việc Hot editor	Simplified简体中文 (simplified)	Traditional繁體中文 (traditional)

Section headings and order in a Chinese CV

English	Simplified	Traditional	Notes
Personal details	Simplified个人信息	Traditional個人資料	NotesName, date of birth, phone, email, WeChat
Job objective	Simplified求职意向	Traditional求職意向	NotesOne line: role, location, expected salary if needed
Work experience	Simplified工作经历	Traditional工作經歷	NotesMost recent first
Education	Simplified教育背景	Traditional學歷	NotesSchool, major, graduation year
Professional skills	Simplified专业技能	Traditional專業技能	NotesSoftware, technical skills
Languages	Simplified语言能力	Traditional語言能力	NotesCertificates and scores
Certificates	Simplified证书	Traditional證照	NotesName and year issued
Self-evaluation	Simplified自我评价	Traditional自我評價	NotesThree or four short sentences at the end

Chinese CVs usually put a short self-evaluation at the end instead of a long introduction at the top. Taiwanese companies often also ask for a separate personal statement (自傳) of half a page to a page, covering your studies, work and reason for applying. Write it as a separate document rather than squeezing it into the CV.

Keep one date style throughout: "2022年3月 – 2025年8月" or "2022.03 – 2025.08". Write your phone number with the country code: +84 912 345 678. Many Chinese managers contact people over WeChat, so if you have an account, put your WeChat ID next to your phone number.

Stating HSK, TOCFL and your Chinese level

Recruiters trust certificates more than the word "fluent". Give the test name, level, score and year. Without a certificate, describe work you have done in Chinese; that is evidence just as strong.

Certificate	Used for	How to write it in the CV
HSK (汉语水平考试)	Used forMainland Chinese companies, study in China	How to write it in the CVHSK 5（245分，2024年）
HSKK (汉语水平口语考试)	Used forSpeaking-heavy roles such as interpreting, customer care	How to write it in the CVHSKK 中级（2024年）
TOCFL (華語文能力測驗)	Used forTaiwanese companies, study in Taiwan	How to write it in the CVTOCFL 進階級（B1，2024年）

Example without a certificate

语言能力：中文听说读写流利，三年来每天用中文与中国供应商沟通，处理订单和报价。

Meaning: Fluent in listening, speaking, reading and writing Chinese; for three years used Chinese daily with suppliers in China to handle orders and quotes.

Writing your Vietnamese name and bullet points in Chinese

Keep your Vietnamese name with diacritics as the main name, because it is the name on your ID and your contract. You can add the Sino-Vietnamese form in brackets so the reader knows how to address you, for example "Lê Văn Minh（黎文明）". Each Sino-Vietnamese syllable maps to several characters, so pick the ones that match the meaning of your name; if you are not sure, use only the Vietnamese name.

Keep Chinese bullet points short, drop the subject "我", and open with a verb such as 负责 (be responsible for), 完成 (complete), 协助 (assist) or 翻译 (translate), then give the figures.

Before and after (illustrative figures)

Before: 我在公司做翻译工作。

After: 负责中方经理与越南员工的会议口译，每月约20场；翻译生产流程文件共120页。

Meaning: Interpreted meetings between Chinese managers and Vietnamese staff, about 20 a month; translated 120 pages of production process documents.

Machine-translating the whole CV and sending it, leaving sentences that are correct word by word but unnatural.
Writing "精通中文" (mastery of Chinese) without having worked in Chinese.
Mixing simplified and traditional characters in one CV.
Using a font without Chinese characters, so the file shows empty boxes on the reader’s computer.

How to lay out a Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CV

A Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CV suits applications read by two people: Vietnamese HR staff who screen the CV, then a manager from mainland China or Taiwan who interviews and decides. Bilingual does not mean translating the whole CV twice. There are three ways to do it; choose by who makes the hiring decision:

Approach	Suits	Notes
Headings and contact labels in both languages, content in Chinese	SuitsA Chinese manager reads and decides	NotesThe most compact option; the CV stays at one or two pages and Vietnamese readers can still see each section
Content in Chinese with the Vietnamese line right below	SuitsBoth sides read closely, for example assistant or interpreter roles	NotesTwice as long, so use it only for the target position, the three most important bullet points and the self-assessment
Two separate versions, one Chinese and one Vietnamese	SuitsThe job post asks for both	NotesKeep each version as tidy as a single-language CV; figures and dates must match

The language of the decision-maker comes first. If your direct manager is Chinese, make Chinese the primary language and Vietnamese the secondary one; for a Vietnamese company that only needs Chinese as an extra, do the opposite.

Sample bilingual section (company name and figures are illustrative)

求职意向 / Vị trí mong muốn：中文翻译，北宁 / Phiên dịch tiếng Trung, Bắc Ninh

工作经历 / Kinh nghiệm làm việc

2022.03 – 2025.08　ABC电子有限公司 / Công ty TNHH Điện tử ABC

负责中方经理与越南员工的会议口译，每月约20场。

Phiên dịch họp giữa quản lý người Trung Quốc và nhân viên Việt Nam, khoảng 20 cuộc mỗi tháng.

语言能力 / Ngoại ngữ：HSK 5（245分，2024年）

Each Vietnamese line translates the Chinese line above it exactly, with nothing added.
Company names keep their legal name; add a Chinese name only if the company really uses one.
Figures, job titles and dates are identical in both languages.
The whole CV uses one script, simplified or traditional.

Chinese CVs for fresh graduates and office staff

A fresh graduate without work experience should put education (教育背景) and languages first, then internships, part-time work and activities where you used Chinese. Office, administration and documentation staff should lead with experience, with each bullet point stating what you did in Chinese and how much of it.

Sample bullet points (illustrative figures)

Graduate: 在越南某贸易公司实习三个月，协助翻译报价单和合同，共40余份。

Meaning: Three-month internship at a trading company in Vietnam, helping translate more than 40 quotations and contracts.

Office staff: 负责整理进出口单证，每月处理约60票货；用微信与中国供应商核对交货时间。

Meaning: Handled import-export documents for about 60 shipments a month; confirmed delivery dates with Chinese suppliers over WeChat.

For someone new to work, the self-assessment (自我评价) should cover how quickly you learn and how much Chinese you use day to day, in three or four sentences, rather than a list of adjectives such as "hard-working, enthusiastic" with no example.

Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CVs and using the 8 templates on Việc Hot

The Việc Hot CV editor supports 17 languages, including simplified and traditional Chinese, plus a bilingual mode in which section headings show both languages, for example "工作经历 / Kinh nghiệm làm việc" when Chinese is the primary language. This suits factories with Vietnamese HR staff and a Chinese director. This group has 8 templates; each comes with 10 layouts, 36 backgrounds and 69 fonts.

Choose a template and language
Pick one of the 8 templates, then choose simplified or traditional Chinese according to where the company is headquartered. Fill it in quickly from your Việc Hot profile, then rewrite the text in Chinese.
Turn on bilingual mode if needed
Set Vietnamese as the secondary language so section headings and contact labels show both languages. You write the content yourself; it is not translated automatically. Custom sections and renamed sections show only the name you gave them, so write both languages into that name if you want it bilingual.
Download and send
Download a PDF for email, click "Download Word" when the company asks for a .docx file, or share a link. The Word file uses a single column with headings in the primary language only; to keep bilingual headings and the full design, send the PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Chinese and Taiwanese companies are usually used to seeing a portrait photo and date of birth on a CV. Use a plain background and neat clothing. If the job post does not ask for them, you can leave them out.

Mainland Chinese companies use simplified characters; Taiwanese and Hong Kong companies use traditional characters. Use whichever script the job post or company website uses.

Describe work you have done in Chinese: interpreting meetings, dealing with suppliers, translating documents, with numbers where you have them. Do not claim "mastery" without evidence.

The language of the person making the hiring decision. If your direct manager is from mainland China or Taiwan, make Chinese the primary language and Vietnamese the secondary one; for a Vietnamese company that only needs Chinese as an extra, put Vietnamese first.

Yes. In the editor, click "Download Word" to get a .docx file. The Word file uses a single column with headings in the primary language only; to keep bilingual headings and the full design, send the PDF.

Only if the job post asks for it. If you want Vietnamese and Chinese readers to use the same file, send a Chinese - Vietnamese bilingual CV.

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