1. Home
  2. HSK 5
  3. Leadership and organization

职能

zhínéng

function; role

A worker holding a tool
Memory picture

Characters in this word

职 zhí

Strokes
11
Radical
耳 — ear
Made of
耳 ear 只 only, merely, just
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 职

能 néng

Strokes
10
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这是部门职能。 Zhè shì bùmén zhínéng. This is the department's function.
  • 职能很清楚。 Zhínéng hěn qīngchu. The functions are very clear.
  • 公司职能不同。 Gōngsī zhínéng bù tóng. The companies have different functions.

Related words

All HSK 5 words →