称职

稱職

chènzhí

adjective #7,427

Meanings

Matching + job — competent, qualified for one's position.

她是一位很称职的老师。

Tā shì yī wèi hěn chènzhí de lǎoshī.

She is a very competent teacher.

他觉得自己不够称职。

Tā juéde zìjǐ bùgòu chènzhí.

He feels he is not competent enough.

一个称职的领导应该听取员工的意见。

Yīgè chènzhí de lǐngdǎo yīnggāi tīngqǔ yuángōng de yìjiàn.

A competent leader should listen to employees' opinions.

mistakes

The 称 in 称职 is pronounced chèn (4th tone), NOT chēng. This is a different reading from 称呼 (chēnghū, to address) or 名称 (míngchēng, name).

称 chēng

职 zhí