<p>Nowadays in China, 简历 is broadly used everywhere. It is almost always equivalent to C.V. or resume in English.
However, 履历 is more formal, mostly appears in written, and often used by people of older generation.</p>

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hythloday
<p>履历表 is more commonly simplified as: <strong>履历</strong>.</p>

<p>简历 is defined by <em>Guifan</em> as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>名 简要的履历</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So, 简历 is a simple 履历表.</p>

<hr>

<p>This idea is also shown in <em>ABC</em> where <strong>履历表</strong> is defined as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>biographical sketch</p>
</blockquote>

<p>and <strong>简历</strong> is defined as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>biographical notes</p>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p>There's a lot of confusion in English as well about the differences between biosketches, resumes and CVs - I'm sure it doesn't get much simpler in other languages either.</p>

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You’re right, I guess this is a problem not only in Chinese, but the terms aren’t very clear in other languages either.
Philipp
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Mou某
<p>The terms <em>jianli</em> 简历 and <em>lülibiao</em> 履历表 are both translated as CV (curriculum vitae) or résumé in English, but what’s the difference between them?</p>

<p>This question has previously been <a href="https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/10365087.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">asked on Baidu Zhidao</a>, but the answer wasn’t very clear:
it basically said a <em>jianli</em> is what you hand in to your potential employer when you apply for a job, and that it should be designed to get you into the next phase of the application, namely an interview, whereas a <em>lülibiao</em> should contain your qualifications and previous job stations.</p>

<p>This is what the Hanyu da cidian and the Longman Advanced Chinese Dictionary say about the two terms:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>汉语大词典<br>
  履历表：记载个人社会经历的表格<br>
  简历：个人简要的履历</p>
  
  <p>Longman Advanced Chinese Dictionary<br>
  履歷表：記載姓名、年籍、通訊、學歷、經歷等資料的表件。多作爲求職之用。<br>
  簡歷：簡要的履歷</p>
</blockquote>

<p>These definitions look very similar, if not the same.
So, what’s the difference between the two terms? Is it just regional?</p>

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简历 resume; 履历 CV (curriculum vitae).
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What’s the difference between a jianli 简历 and a lülibiao 履历表?
# What’s the difference between a jianli 简历 and a lülibiao 履历表?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-27)

The terms *jianli* 简历 and *lülibiao* 履历表 are both translated as CV (curriculum vitae) or résumé in English, but what’s the difference between them?

This question has previously been [asked on Baidu Zhidao](https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/10365087.html), but the answer wasn’t very clear:
it basically said a *jianli* is what you hand in to your potential employer when you apply for a job, and that it should be designed to get you into the next phase of the application, namely an interview, whereas a *lülibiao* should contain your qualifications and previous job stations.

This is what the Hanyu da cidian and the Longman Advanced Chinese Dictionary say about the two terms:

> 汉语大词典  
> 履历表：记载个人社会经历的表格  
> 简历：个人简要的履历
>
> Longman Advanced Chinese Dictionary  
> 履歷表：記載姓名、年籍、通訊、學歷、經歷等資料的表件。多作爲求職之用。  
> 簡歷：簡要的履歷

These definitions look very similar, if not the same.
So, what’s the difference between the two terms? Is it just regional?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 简历 resume; 履历 CV (curriculum vitae).  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-06-27. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

履历表 is more commonly simplified as: **履历**.

简历 is defined by *Guifan* as:

> 名 简要的履历

So, 简历 is a simple 履历表.

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This idea is also shown in *ABC* where **履历表** is defined as:

> biographical sketch

and **简历** is defined as:

> biographical notes

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There's a lot of confusion in English as well about the differences between biosketches, resumes and CVs - I'm sure it doesn't get much simpler in other languages either.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: You’re right, I guess this is a problem not only in Chinese, but the terms aren’t very clear in other languages either.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-28. Score: 2

Nowadays in China, 简历 is broadly used everywhere. It is almost always equivalent to C.V. or resume in English.
However, 履历 is more formal, mostly appears in written, and often used by people of older generation.


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