分内之事

分內之事

fènnèizhīshì

idiom

Meanings

1 a matter within one's duty
2 one's own responsibility
3 part of one's job

Characters

share, portion, duty

classical possessive particle (of)

Examples

HSK 4

照顾生病的父母是我分内之事，不用你谢我。

Zhàogù shēngbìng de fùmǔ shì wǒ fènnèizhīshì, búyòng nǐ xiè wǒ.

Taking care of my sick parents is my duty - no need to thank me.

HSK 5

他总把别人的事也当作自己的分内之事。

Tā zǒng bǎ biérén de shì yě dàngzuò zìjǐ de fènnèizhīshì.

He always treats other people's affairs as his own responsibility too.

HSK 6

维护公司利益本是员工分内之事。

Wéihù gōngsī lìyì běn shì yuángōng fènnèizhīshì.

Protecting the company's interests is inherently part of an employee's job.

Tips

usage

Often used to deflect thanks - 'this is just my job.' Compare with 举手之劳 (a trivial effort) which also downplays help but implies the favor was tiny rather than obligatory.

memory

分内 = 'inside one's portion (分)'. If a task falls inside your 分 (share), it's your 事 (business).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

内 nèi

之 zhī

事 shì