文职

文職

wénzhí

noun #20,224

Meanings

1 civilian post
2 clerical position
3 civil service role
4 non-combat role

Characters

civil, literary, writing

duty, position, post

Examples

他在军队里担任文职工作。

Tā zài jūnduì lǐ dānrèn wénzhí gōngzuò.

He holds a civilian post in the military.

她应聘的是一个文职岗位。

Tā yìngpìn de shì yī gè wénzhí gǎngwèi.

She applied for a clerical position.

Tips

usage

文职 often contrasts with 武职 (military/armed role) or 技术岗位 (technical post). In modern usage it broadly means any desk or administrative job, even outside the military context.

Stroke Order

文 wén

职 zhí