留职

留職

liúzhí

verb #36,760

Meanings

1 to keep one's official position
2 to retain (or be retained in) a job

Characters

to keep; retain

Examples

她申请留职停薪去读研究生。

Tā shēnqǐng liúzhí tíngxīn qù dú yánjiūshēng.

She applied for unpaid leave (keeping her position) to do graduate studies.

公司同意他在海外工作期间留职。

Gōngsī tóngyì tā zài hǎiwài gōngzuò qījiān liúzhí.

The company agreed to keep his position open while he works abroad.

Tips

usage

Most often appears in 留职停薪 (liúzhí tíngxīn, 'keep position, suspend salary') — Chinese HR-speak for unpaid leave where your job is held for you. Compare 离职 (lízhí, to leave the job) and 停职 (tíngzhí, to be suspended).

Stroke Order

留 liú

职 zhí