就职

就職

jiùzhí

verb HSK 7-9 #11,768

Meanings

1 to take office; to assume a position
2 to be inaugurated

Characters

to go to; to take up

position; duty; office

Examples

总统举行了就职典礼。

Zǒngtǒng jǔxíng le jiùzhí diǎnlǐ.

The president held an inauguration ceremony.

她即将在新公司就职。

Tā jíjiāng zài xīn gōngsī jiùzhí.

She is about to start working at the new company.

Tips

usage

就职 and 就任 are near-synonyms, but 就职 emphasizes the formal ceremony (就职典礼, inauguration) while 就任 emphasizes taking on a specific named role. 就职 can also be used more broadly for starting any professional position.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

职 zhí