各司其职

各司其職
gèsī-qízhí
idiom #29,647

Meanings

  1. 1 each person fulfills their own duties
  2. 2 everyone does their own job
  3. 3 each one does their part

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gōngsī yùnzhuǎn shùnchàng, quán kào yuángōng men gèsīqízhí.
The company runs smoothly because every employee fulfills their own responsibilities.
HSK 7-9
Jūnduì lǐ gèsīqízhí, jìlǜ yánmíng.
In the military, everyone does their job with strict discipline.

Tips

memory
各 (each) + 司 (to manage/oversee) + 其 (their/one's own) + 职 (duty/post) - each person manages their own post.

Stroke Order

各 gè
司 sī
其 qí
职 zhí