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

HSK 3

做好本职工作是每个员工的责任。

Zuòhǎo běnzhí gōngzuò shì měigè yuángōng de zérèn.

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

HSK 7-9

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 ('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