zhè wèi hòuxuǎnrén yǒu gōngzuòjīngyàn.

位 is a measure word (also called a classifier) for people, and it is a polite/respectful one.

So:

• 这位候选人 = this candidate
• literally: this + classifier for people + candidate

A very common pattern in Mandarin is:

• 这/那 + measure word + noun

For people, common choices include:

• 位 — polite, respectful
• 个 — general, less formal

So you could also hear 这个候选人, but 这位候选人 sounds more polite and natural in formal contexts like talking about a candidate.

In Mandarin, when 这 (this) or 那 (that) comes before most nouns, you usually need a measure word in between.

So the normal pattern is:

• 这 + measure word + noun
• 那 + measure word + noun

That is why:

• 这位候选人 is correct
• 这候选人 sounds incomplete and unnatural

This is one of the big differences from English, where you can simply say this candidate without an extra word.

候选人 means candidate.

It is made of:

• 候选 = to be a candidate / to stand for selection
• 人 = person

So literally, 候选人 is something like candidate person, though in natural English we just say candidate.

有 basically means to have / there is / there are, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• 这位候选人有工作经验
• This candidate has work experience

So 有 is being used in the to have sense.

A very common Chinese sentence pattern is:

• A 有 B = A has B

For example:

• 我有一本书。 = I have a book.
• 他有时间。 = He has time.
• 这位候选人有工作经验。 = This candidate has work experience.

工作经验 means work experience.

It is made of:

• 工作 = work / job
• 经验 = experience

Together, they form a noun phrase meaning work experience.

In Mandarin, words are often built by combining smaller meaningful parts, and written Chinese does not normally put spaces between words. Learning to recognize chunks like 工作经验 is an important skill.

Not exactly.

• 经验 usually means experience in the sense of knowledge or skills gained from doing something
• 经历 usually means experience in the sense of things someone has gone through

In this sentence, 工作经验 is correct because we mean practical work experience, not just life events.

Compare:

• 她有教学经验。 = She has teaching experience.
• 他有很多有趣的经历。 = He has had many interesting experiences.

So for resumes, jobs, and qualifications, 经验 is the usual word.

Mandarin often puts nouns together directly, without adding a word like of.

So:

• 工作经验 = work experience
• literally something like work experience

English often needs connecting words, but Chinese frequently does not.

Other examples:

• 中文老师 = Chinese teacher
• 学校门口 = the school entrance
• 公司员工 = company employees

This noun + noun style is very common in Mandarin.

The word order is very similar to English:

• 这位候选人 = subject
• 有 = verb
• 工作经验 = object

So the pattern is:

• Subject + Verb + Object

That makes the sentence fairly beginner-friendly:

• This candidate + has + work experience

Many simple Mandarin sentences follow this same basic order.

Yes, you can.

• 这位候选人有工作经验 = more polite / more formal
• 这个候选人有工作经验 = also correct, more neutral/general

In professional contexts, especially when talking about a person respectfully, 位 is often preferred.

So if you are discussing job applicants, 这位候选人 sounds especially appropriate.

To make it negative, put 没(有) before 有:

• 这位候选人没有工作经验。
• This candidate does not have work experience.

With 有, the negative is usually:

• 没有

Not usually 不有.

So remember:

• 有 = have
• 没有 = do not have / does not have

A simple way is to add 吗 at the end:

• 这位候选人有工作经验吗？
• Does this candidate have work experience?

Another common way is the A-not-A pattern:

• 这位候选人有没有工作经验？
• literally: Does this candidate have or not have work experience?

Both are natural.

Yes, tones matter, but some small changes happen naturally in speech.

The dictionary tones are:

• 这 zhè
• 位 wèi
• 候 hòu
• 选 xuǎn
• 人 rén
• 有 yǒu
• 工 gōng
• 作 zuò
• 经 jīng
• 验 yàn

A useful note: in connected speech, 一 and 不 often change tone, but this sentence does not contain those words. So here, the main goal is just to say each word clearly with its correct tone.

The spaces are only there to help learners see the parts:

• 这 / 位 / 候选人 / 有 / 工作经验

In normal Chinese writing, you would write it without spaces:

• 这位候选人有工作经验。

Chinese text normally does not separate words with spaces the way English does. Textbooks often add spacing temporarily to make reading easier for beginners.