ˈæftɚ ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ʌvðə pˈiːpəlz ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv tʃˈaɪnə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ʒˈaʊ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz æt ʃˈændɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Zhao became a professor of foreign languages at Shandong University.