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在职

zàizhí

to be in post; employed

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Characters in this word

在 zài

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 这项培训主要面向在职教师,课程安排必须兼顾他们的工作时间。 Zhè xiàng péixùn zhǔyào miànxiàng zàizhí jiàoshī, kèchéng ānpái bìxū jiāngù tāmen de gōngzuò shíjiān. This training is mainly aimed at serving teachers, so the course schedule must take their working hours into account.
  • 他在职期间利用周末读完了管理课程。 Tā zàizhí qījiān lìyòng zhōumò dú wánle guǎnlǐ kèchéng. While remaining employed, he completed a management course on weekends.
  • 公司鼓励在职员工继续学习新的技能。 Gōngsī gǔlì zàizhí yuángōng jìxù xuéxí xīn de jìnéng. The company encourages its current employees to keep learning new skills.

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