Chinese word

职务

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhí wù

Meaning

  • nounposition

Example

他的职务是什么？tā de zhí wù shì shén me

What is his position?

Illustration for 职务 (position)

More examples

公司决定由李明担任新的职务。gōng sī jué dìng yóu lǐ míng dān rèn xīn de zhí wù

The company decided that Li Ming would take up the new position.

Core concept

The link between an organizational role and the duties that come with it.

Common phrases

  • 担任职务dān rèn zhí wù

    hold a position

  • 履行职务lǚ xíng zhí wù

    perform one's duties

  • 免去职务miǎn qù zhí wù

    remove from office

Similar words

职位zhí wèi: A formal job title or post held within a company or organization.
工作gōng zuò: The work a person does each day or the job they do for a living.
职责zhí zé: The specific responsibilities required by a person's work role.
岗位gǎng wèi: A specific role in a workplace to which particular work is assigned.

Definition in Chinese

指一个人在组织或单位里所担任的岗位以及与之相关的具体工作和应履行的职责。zhǐ yí gè rén zài zǔ zhī huò dān wèi lǐ suǒ dān rèn de gǎng wèi yǐ jí yǔ zhī xiāng guān de jù tǐ gōng zuò hé yīng lǚ xíng de zhí zé

Word origin

The term is built from 职 (zhí, "post") + 务 (wù, "duty"), joining a person's organizational status with the work required by it.

Usage tips

  • This word often appears in workplace introductions and forms to identify a person's formal role, rather than to list everything done during a normal workday.

Other meanings

  • dutiesnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 职务犯罪zhí wù fàn zuìjob-related crimenoun
  • 职务行为zhí wù xíng wéiofficial conductnoun

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