职守

職守

zhíshǒu

noun #15,962

Meanings

1 duty
2 responsibility
3 post

Characters

duty; profession; post

to guard; to keep; to maintain

Examples

HSK 7-9

士兵必须忠于自己的职守。

Shìbīng bìxū zhōngyú zìjǐ de zhíshǒu.

Soldiers must be faithful to their duties.

HSK 7-9

他因玩忽职守被开除了。

Tā yīn wánhū-zhíshǒu bèi kāichú le.

He was dismissed for dereliction of duty.

Tips

usage

Most commonly appears in formal/legal expressions: 玩忽职守 (dereliction of duty), 擅离职守 (to leave one's post without permission), 恪尽职守 (to faithfully fulfill one's duties).

Stroke Order

职 zhí

守 shǒu