本职

本職

běnzhí

noun #30,697

Meanings

1 one's own job
2 primary duty (as opposed to side work)

Characters

one's own; root; this

Examples

做好本职工作是每个员工的责任。

Zuò hǎo běnzhí gōngzuò shì měi gè yuángōng de zérèn.

Doing one's own job well is every employee's responsibility.

他在做副业的同时也没耽误本职。

Tā zài zuò fùyè de tóngshí yě méi dānwù běnzhí.

He didn't neglect his main job while doing his side hustle.

Tips

usage

本 "one's own / fundamental" + 职 "position, duty." Almost always appears in the collocation 本职工作 (běnzhí gōngzuò, "one's primary job"). Common in workplace and government discourse — supervisors urging staff to focus on 本职工作 rather than chasing side projects.

Stroke Order

本 běn

职 zhí