Chinese Conversation · Level 49
90 words
Chinese word
入职
Pronunciation
Pinyinrù zhí
Meaning
- verbjoin a company
Example
我下周就要入职新公司了。wǒ xià zhōu jiù yào rù zhí xīn gōng sī le
I start at my new company next week.
More examples
我已经完成了所有手续，明天就能入职。wǒ yǐ jīng wán chéng le suó yǒu shǒu xù míng tiān jiù néng rù zhí
I have finished all the procedures, so I can start at the company tomorrow.
Core concept
The transition from being hired to actively working in a formal position.
Common phrases
正式入职zhèng shì rù zhí
officially join a company
按时入职àn shí rù zhí
start at a company on time
顺利入职shùn lì rù zhí
successfully join a company
Similar words
就职jiù zhí: Formally taking up a work position and beginning to perform its duties.
报到bào dào: Reporting to a workplace to announce arrival and complete the required starting procedures.
上岗shàng gǎng: Taking up an assigned work post and beginning to carry out its actual duties.
上班shàng bān: Going to the workplace at scheduled times to work.
Definition in Chinese
办理完相关手续后正式开始在单位担任岗位并从事工作的行为。bàn lǐ wán xiāng guān shǒu xù hòu zhèng shì kāi shǐ zài dān wèi dān rèn gǎng wèi bìng cóng shì gōng zuò de xíng wéi
Word origin
入职 (rùzhí, "enter a job") is formed from 入 (rù, "enter") + 职 (zhí, "job or post"), so its image is entering a specific work post.
Usage tips
- Unlike English "join," this word is normally about taking up a job, not joining a club, team, or other group.