恪尽职守

恪盡職守

kèjìnzhíshǒu

idiom #35,255

Meanings

1 to fulfill one's duties scrupulously
2 to be diligent and faithful to one's post

Characters

respectfully; scrupulously

Examples

他几十年如一日恪尽职守。

Tā jǐ shí nián rú yí rì kè jìn zhí shǒu.

For decades he has fulfilled his duties with unwavering diligence.

公务员应当恪尽职守,廉洁奉公。

Gōngwùyuán yīngdāng kè jìn zhí shǒu, liánjié fènggōng.

Civil servants should scrupulously fulfill their duties and serve with integrity.

Tips

memory

Four-character breakdown: 恪 (scrupulously) + 尽 (exhaust) + 职 (post) + 守 (guard) — 'scrupulously exhaust oneself guarding the post'. Often paired with 廉洁奉公 in official language.

mistakes

恪 is read kè (fourth tone), not què. The character appears almost exclusively in this idiom and the related 恪守 ('to strictly abide by').

Stroke Order

恪 kè

尽 jǐn

职 zhí

守 shǒu