Chinese Word: 职 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

职 (Trad.: 職)HSK 4

Pinyin: zhí

English Definition: office; duty

Chinese Definition:
①管理某种事务，分(fèn)内应做的事：职业。职务。职守。职权。天职。尽职。
②执行事务所处的一定地位：职工。职位。职员。职称。以身殉职。
③旧时公文用语，下属对上司的自称：卑职。职当奉命。
④掌管：职掌。
⑤由于：职此而已。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 耳

Pictophonetic:只 indicates the sound; 耳 (ear) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 耳 [ ěr ] ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
- 只 [ zhī ] only, merely, just

Similar Characters: 耻联聘

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职工	zhí gōng	workers; staff; Classifiers: 个
职业HSK 4	zhí yè	occupation; profession; vocation; professional
职务HSK 6	zhí wù	post; position; job; duties
职能HSK 6	zhí néng	function; role
职责	zhí zé	duty; responsibility; obligation

1		nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 yào 要 cí zhí 辞职？ Why did you resign?
2		tā 他 xiǎng 想 yào 要 huàn 换 gè 个 zhí yè 职业。 He wants to change his career.
3		tā 他 shì 是 yī míng 一名 zhí yè 职业 yīn yuè jiā 音乐家。 He is a professional musician.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhǎo 找 yī fèn 一份 jiān zhí 兼职 gōng zuò 工作。 I want to find a part-time job.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 zhēng duó 争夺 zǒng tǒng 总统 zhí wèi 职位。 They are running for the position of president.

1		nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 yào 要 cí zhí 辞职？ Why did you resign?
2		tā 他 xiǎng 想 yào 要 huàn 换 gè 个 zhí yè 职业。 He wants to change his career.
3		tā 他 shì 是 yī míng 一名 zhí yè 职业 yīn yuè jiā 音乐家。 He is a professional musician.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhǎo 找 yī fèn 一份 jiān zhí 兼职 gōng zuò 工作。 I want to find a part-time job.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 zhēng duó 争夺 zǒng tǒng 总统 zhí wèi 职位。 They are running for the position of president.