职 (zhí) - Duty, office, position, post & responsibility, function, job

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zhí ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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职 · zhí

Duty, office, position, post;

responsibility, function, job;

to be in charge of.

Duty, office, position, postresponsibility, function, jobto be in charge of.

Usage highlights

Position/PostDuty/ResponsibilityTo be in charge ofTo take officeTo resignJob title

Synonyms

  • 责— responsibility, duty
  • 位— position, place
  • 任— office, post; to appoint

Antonyms

  • 闲— idle, leisure (lacking duty/occupation)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He holds an important position (职位).
  • She is responsible for marketing (负责 marketing).
  • This falls within my duties (职责).
  • He was dismissed from his post (被免职).

Collocations

  • Position/Post(职位)
  • Duty/Responsibility(职责)
  • To be in charge of(负责)
  • To take office(就职)
  • To resign(辞职)
  • Job title(职称)

Idioms

  • To be unfit for one's position(不胜其职)
  • To neglect one's duty(玩忽职守)
  • To perform one's duty(恪尽职守)
  • Official ranks and titles(官职爵位)

Cultural background

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  • Historically linked to official positions and bureaucratic roles in imperial China.
  • Reflects the Confucian value of fulfilling one's responsibilities within a social hierarchy.
  • In modern contexts, it broadly relates to employment, careers, and professional obligations.

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