职

zhí

duty, profession; office, post

How to write 职, stroke by stroke

office; duty

Pictophonetic: semantic 耳 (ear), phonetic 只

Made of 耳 + 只

职业zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional
辞职cí zhíto resign
职责zhí zéduty; responsibility; obligation
职位zhí wèiposition; post; job
职员zhí yuánoffice worker; staff member
升职shēng zhíto get promoted (at work etc); promotion
兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting
职务zhí wùpost; position; job; duties
停职tíng zhíto suspend (sb) from duties
任职rèn zhíto hold a post; to take office
全职quán zhífull-time (job)
离职lí zhíto leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign

你认为他适合这个职位吗？
nǐ rèn wéi tā shì hé zhè ge zhí wèi ma ？
Do you think he is good for the position?
教书是我自己选择的职业。
jiào shū shì wǒ zì jǐ xuǎn zé de zhí yè 。
Teaching is a profession of my own choosing.
在全体职员回家后，火事爆发了。
zài quán tǐ zhí yuán huí jiā hòu ， huǒ shì bào fā le 。
The fire broke out after the staff went home.
我的上司被逼迫辞职。
wǒ de shàng sī bèi bī pò cí zhí 。
My boss was forced to resign.
她以前是兼职厨师，后来做了全职。
tā yǐ qián shì jiān zhí chú shī ， hòu lái zuò le quán zhí 。
She used to be a part time chef, then she became full time.