恪尽职守

恪盡職守

kèjìn-zhíshǒu

idiom #35,255

Meanings

1 to fulfill one's duties scrupulously
2 to be diligent and faithful to one's post

Characters

respectfully; scrupulously

Examples

HSK 7-9

他几十年如一日恪尽职守。

Tā jǐshí nián rúyī rì kèjìn-zhíshǒu.

For decades he has fulfilled his duties with unwavering diligence.

HSK 7-9

公务员应当恪尽职守，廉洁奉公。

Gōngwùyuán yīngdāng kèjìn-zhíshǒu, liánjié-fènggōng.

Civil servants should scrupulously fulfill their duties and serve with integrity.

Tips

memory

Four-character breakdown: 恪 (scrupulously) + 尽 (exhaust) + 职 (post) + 守 (guard) - 'scrupulously exhaust oneself guarding the post'. Often paired with 廉洁奉公 in official language.

mistakes

恪 is read kè (fourth tone), not què. The character appears almost exclusively in this idiom and the related 恪守 ('to strictly abide by').

Stroke Order

恪 kè

尽 jìn

职 zhí

守 shǒu