不称职

不稱職

bùchènzhí

adjective

Meanings

1 unqualified (for the job)
2 incompetent
3 unfit for one's position

Characters

to match; to fit

Examples

HSK 6

如果领导不称职，团队会受影响。

Rúguǒ lǐngdǎo bùchènzhí, tuánduì huì shòu yǐngxiǎng.

If the leader is incompetent, the team will be affected.

HSK 7-9

他被评为不称职的干部。

Tā bèi píngwéi bùchènzhí de gànbù.

He was rated an unqualified cadre.

Tips

mistakes

称 here is pronounced chèn (to match / to fit), not chēng (to call). 称职 literally means 'match one's post', i.e. to be worthy of the job. 不称职 then means 'does not match the job'.

Stroke Order

不 bù

称 chēng

职 zhí