职 zhí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
职责
zhízé
responsibility, duty
Characters in this word
责 zé
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 每个岗位的职责都应写清楚，不能只靠口头说明。 Měi ge gǎngwèi de zhízé dōu yīng xiě qīngchu, bù néng zhǐ kào kǒutóu shuōmíng. The responsibilities of every post should be written clearly and not rely only on verbal explanation.
- 保护学生安全是每位老师的职责。 Bǎohù xuésheng ānquán shì měi wèi lǎoshī de zhízé. Protecting students' safety is the duty of every teacher.
- 他认真履行自己的职责，从来没有迟到过。 Tā rènzhēn lǚxíng zìjǐ de zhízé, cónglái méiyǒu chídào guo. He carries out his duties conscientiously and has never been late.
Related words
- 职工 zhígōng worker
- 职业 zhíyè profession
- 辞职 cízhí to resign
- 职能 zhínéng function; role
- 职位 zhíwèi job position
- 职务 zhíwù official position; duty
- 兼职 jiānzhí to hold multiple jobs; part-time job
- 求职 qiúzhí to apply for a job
- 职员 zhíyuán office worker, staff
- 公职 gōngzhí public office; public post
- 就职 jiùzhí to take up a post; to be employed
- 免职 miǎnzhí to remove from office; to dismiss from a post