分内

分內

fènnèi

noun #28,688

Meanings

1 within one's duty
2 one's proper responsibility
3 what falls within one's purview

Characters

duty; share; portion; lot

inside; within; internal

Examples

HSK 2

帮助同事是分内的事。

Bāngzhù tóngshì shì fènnèi de shì.

Helping colleagues is within one's duty.

HSK 2

这是我分内的工作，不用谢。

Zhè shì wǒ fènnèi de gōngzuò, búyòng xiè.

This is my responsibility, no need to thank me.

Tips

usage

分内 is almost always used in the pattern 分内的事/工作 - 'something within one's duty/responsibility.' Its opposite is 分外, meaning beyond one's duty or especially. 分内之事 is a slightly more formal variant.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

内 nèi