在职

在職

zàizhí

adjective HSK 7 #20,800

Meanings

1 currently employed; on the job
2 in-service

Characters

position; post; duty

Literally 'at one's post' — currently holding a job position.

Examples

她是在职研究生。

Tā shì zàizhí yánjiūshēng.

She is a part-time graduate student (while working).

在职培训对员工很重要。

Zàizhí péixùn duì yuángōng hěn zhòngyào.

On-the-job training is very important for employees.

Tips

usage

在职教育 and 在职研究生 are common terms for continuing education while employed — a big deal in China where many professionals pursue master's degrees part-time to advance their careers.

Stroke Order

在 zài

职 zhí