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

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

Tips

memory
(each) + (to manage/oversee) + (their/one's own) + (duty/post) — each person manages their own post.

Stroke Order

zhí