职守

職守

zhíshǒu

noun #15,962

Meanings

1 duty
2 responsibility
3 post

Characters

duty; profession; post

to guard; to keep; to maintain

Examples

士兵必须忠于自己的职守。

Shìbīng bìxū zhōngyú zìjǐ de zhíshǒu.

Soldiers must be faithful to their duties.

他因玩忽职守被开除了。

Tā yīn wánhūzhíshǒu bèi kāichú le.

He was dismissed for dereliction of duty.

Tips

usage

Most commonly appears in formal/legal expressions: 玩忽职守 (dereliction of duty), 擅离职守 (to leave one's post without permission), 恪尽职守 (to faithfully fulfill one's duties).

Stroke Order

职 zhí

守 shǒu