就职

就職

jiùzhí

verb HSK 7-9 #11,768

Meanings

1 to take office; to assume a position
2 to be inaugurated

Characters

to go to; to take up

position; duty; office

Examples

HSK 5

她即将在新公司就职。

Tā jíjiāng zài xīn gōngsī jiùzhí.

She is about to start working at the new company.

HSK 6

总统举行了就职典礼。

Zǒngtǒng jǔxíng le jiùzhí diǎnlǐ.

The president held an inauguration ceremony.

Tips

usage

就职 and 就任 are near-synonyms, but 就职 emphasizes the formal ceremony (就职典礼, inauguration) while 就任 emphasizes taking on a specific named role. 就职 can also be used more broadly for starting any professional position.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

职 zhí