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Character

职

zhí HSK 4
职 zhí HSK 4
  • 1. duty; responsibility; what one is obliged to do
  • 2. position; post; one's place in carrying out duties
  • 3. occupation; profession
  • 4. (lit.) self-referential term used by individuals addressing superiors in old official documents
  • 5. to manage; to be in charge of
  • 6. due to; because of
  • 7. a surname
  • 8. (lit.) only; merely
Words using 职 as zhí (19)
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  • 6 兼职 jiān zhí — work part-time HSK 6
    • 兼 concurrently, simultaneously (indicates doing something alongside another job)
    • 职 job, position (the work or employment itself)
    Example

    我在咖啡店兼职。

    wǒ zài kā fēi diàn jiān zhí

    I work part-time at a coffee shop.

  • 7 求职 qiú zhí — to look for a job HSK 6
    • 求 to seek, to request
    • 职 job, position, employment
    Example

    他正在求职，希望找到一份好工作。

    tā zhèng zài qiú zhí xī wàng zhǎo dào yī fèn hǎo gōng zuò

    He is looking for a job, hoping to find a good one.

  • 8 职位 zhí wèi — position HSK 6
    • 职 occupation, duty, job function
    • 位 position, rank, place in hierarchy
    Example

    他在公司担任重要职位。

    tā zài gōng sī dān rèn zhòng yào zhí wèi

    He holds an important position in the company.

  • 9 职务 zhí wù — post HSK 6
    • 职 occupation, official position
    • 务 duties, affairs, responsibilities
    Example

    他的职务是部门经理。

    tā de zhí wù shì bù mén jīng lǐ

    His post is department manager.

  • 10 职员 zhí yuán — employee HSK 6
    • 职 position, duty, job role
    • 员 member, personnel, staff person
    Example

    他是公司的一名职员。

    tā shì gōng sī de yī míng zhí yuán

    He is an employee of the company.

  • 11 职责 zhí zé — duty and responsibility HSK 6
    • 职 post, position, job role
    • 责 responsibility, obligation
    Example

    作为老师，他认真履行自己的职责。

    zuò wéi lǎo shī tā rèn zhēn lǚ xíng zì jǐ de zhí zé

    As a teacher, he conscientiously fulfills his duties and responsibilities.

  • 12 专职 zhuān zhí — full-time HSK 7
    • 专 dedicated, specialized, exclusive
    • 职 position, job, duty
    Example

    他是我们公司的专职翻译。

    tā shì wǒ men gōng sī de zhuān zhí fān yì

    He is our company's full-time translator.

  • 13 任职 rèn zhí — to hold office HSK 7
    • 任 to assume, to take on, to hold
    • 职 position, post, office
    Example

    他在政府部门任职多年。

    tā zài zhèng fǔ bù mén rèn zhí duō nián

    He has held office in government departments for many years.

  • 14 免职 miǎn zhí — dismiss from office HSK 7
    • 免 to remove, to relieve, to exempt
    • 职 position, office, post
    Example

    政府决定免职这位官员。

    zhèng fǔ jué dìng miǎn zhí zhè wèi guān yuán

    The government decided to dismiss this official from office.

  • 15 公职 gōng zhí — public office HSK 7
    • 公 public
    • 职 office/position
    Example

    她辞去了公职，开始创业。

    tā cí qù le gōng zhí kāi shǐ chuàng yè

    She resigned from her public office and started a business.

  • 16 在职 zài zhí — employed HSK 7
    • 在 being in, at (indicating current state)
    • 职 job, position, office
    Example

    她目前在职,不能全职读书。

    tā mù qián zài zhí bù néng quán zhí dú shū

    She is currently employed and cannot study full-time.

  • 17 就职 jiù zhí — to take office HSK 7
    • 就 to assume, to approach
    • 职 position, post, office
    Example

    新市长将于下周就职。

    xīn shì zhǎng jiāng yú xià zhōu jiù zhí

    The new mayor will take office next week.

  • 18 职称 zhí chēng — professional title HSK 7
    • 职 occupation, position
    • 称 title, designation
    Example

    她的职称是副教授。

    tā de zhí chēng shì fù jiào shòu

    Her professional title is associate professor.

  • 19 职能 zhí néng — function HSK 7
    • 职 office, duty, official position
    • 能 capability, capacity, ability to perform
    Example

    这个部门的职能是管理公司的财务。

    zhè ge bù mén de zhí néng shì guǎn lǐ gōng sī de cái wù

    The function of this department is to manage the company's finances.

Structure & writing
职 zhí — duty; responsibility; what one is obliged to do

职 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 耳 ěr — ear, the hearing organ of humans and animals
耳 is a component in 15 characters
HSK 3
聊 liáo (lit.) for the time being; tentatively 聪 cōng (lit.) sense of hearing 闻 wén to hear
HSK 4
取 qǔ to take into one's hand 职 zhí duty; responsibility; what one is obliged to do 联 lián to connect; to unite 聘 pìn to hire or appoint someone to a position
HSK 6
耽 dān to delay; to procrastinate
HSK 7
椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 耸 sǒng to tower; to stand tall 耻 chǐ shame; disgrace 耿 gěng (lit.) bright; luminous 聆 líng (lit.) to listen; to listen attentively
Show more HSK 7 characters (+2)
聋 lóng deaf; hard of hearing 饵 ěr cake; pastry
2 只 zhǐ — only; nothing else besides
Xpinyin
只 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 1
识 shí to know; to recognize; to distinguish
HSK 4
积 jī to accumulate gradually 职 zhí duty; responsibility; what one is obliged to do
HSK 5
织 zhī to weave (cloth or garments from silk, hemp, cotton, wool, etc.)
HSK 7
帜 zhì flag; banner

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