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  zik1   jyutping
  zhi2   pinyin
[1] [n] duty; job; post; position
[2] [v] manage; direct; govern
[3] [archaic] [pron] I; me; we (used in official reports to superiors)

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verbpronoun
Stroke count: 18
Level: 2
Radical: (#128)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
職 / 职

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This word has been viewed 10836 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Apr 2014 15:27

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detail  min5 zik1  mian3 zhi2 = to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking
detail  man4 zik1 jan4 jyun4   = civilian staff (common formation)
detail  gong3 zik1  jiang4 zhi2 = demote
detail  zik1 jip6  zhi2 ye4 = a profession; an occupation
detail  ci4 zik1  ci2 zhi2 = to resign
detail  zik1 nang4  zhi2 neng2 = function; role
detail  zik1 cing1  zhi2 cheng1 = professional title; name (of position, job function)
detail  zik1 kyun4  zhi2 quan2 = authority; power
detail  zik1 gung1  zhi2 gong1 = staff; workers
detail  zik1 jyun4  zhi2 yuan2 = office worker; staff member
detail  zik1 mou6  zhi2 wu4 = post; position
detail  jam6 zik1  ren4 zhi2 = hold an office or post
detail  zik1 wai6  zhi2 wei4 = post, office, position
detail  sat1 zik1   = neglect one's duty
detail  lei4 zik1   = leave one's post; separation from service
detail  gung1 zik1   = government service; office; public employment; service
detail  zik1 jip6 zyun2 gaai3   = employment exchange
detail  zik1 jyun4 zai2   = junior staff
detail  bun2 zik1  ben3 zhi2 = one's job
detail  bun3 zik1  ban4 zhi2 = part-time work
detail  kau4 zik1  qiu2 zhi2 = seek employment
detail  zik1 gun1  zhi2 guan1 = officer
detail  dei6 fong1 gun1 zik1 wai6  di4 fang1 guan1 zhi2 wei4 = prefecture
detail  nik6 zik1   = to neglect duties
detail  zik1 jip6 zung1 hok6  zhi2 ye4 zhong1 xue2 = vocational high school
detail  bou6 zoeng2 zik1 mou6  bu4 zhang3 zhi2 wu4 = [n] portfolio
detail  zau6 zik1 din2 lai5   = inauguration
detail  zik1 jip6 saat3 sau2  zhi2 ye4 sha1 shou3 = professional hitman
detail  gim1 zik1  jian1 zhi2 = part-time job (lit., "concurrent job" usu for moonlighting purposes)
detail  cyun4 zik1  quan2 zhi2 = a full-time job
detail  ting4 zik1   = suspended from one's post
detail  seon1 zik1  xun4 zhi2 = killed while on duty, died in the line of duty
detail  seot6 zik1  shu4 zhi2 = report on one's work
detail  zi6 jau4 zik1 jip6  zi4 you2 zhi2 ye4 = self-employed; profession
detail  zik1 jip6 gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1   = professional bodybuilder
detail  bun3 zik1 jip6 ze2  ban4 zhi2 ye4 zhe3 = a semipro; a part-time professional
detail  zik1 jip6 gaai3 siu6 so2   = employment agency
detail  zoi6 zik1  zai4 zhi2 = [adj] in service; working; with a job
detail  tin1 zik1  tian1 zhi2 = [n] bounden duty; mission
detail  zik1 zaak3  zhi2 ze2 = responsibility; a job duty; a job requirement
detail  sing1 zik1  sheng1 zhi2 = [v][n] promote, advance (vocationally)
detail  zeon6 zik1  jin4 zhi2 = dutiful; to complete one's duty
detail  fu3 jyu4 zik1 gung1  fu4 yu2 zhi2 gong1 = redundant worker (common formation)
detail  gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4  gong1 zhi2 ren2 yuan2 = public servant
detail  man4 zik1   = white-collar job
detail  haa6 gong1 zik1 gung1  xia4 gang3 zhi2 gong1 = laid-off workers (common formation)
detail  zoi6 zik1 fan3 lin6  zai4 zhi2 xun4 lian4 = on-the-job training (common formation)
detail  gaa2 mou6 gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4   = impersonate a public officer (common formation)
detail  syun1 sai6 zau6 zik1  xuan1 shi4 jiu4 zhi2 = swearing in the oath of office (common formation)
detail  zik1 kyun4 gun2 hat6 faan6 wai4   = jurisdiction (common formation)
detail  fu3 jyu4 zik1 gung1  fu4 yu2 zhi2 gong1 = redundant workers; surplus staffing (common formation)
detail  wun6 fat1 zik1 sau2  wan2 hu1 zhi2 shou3 = dereliction of duty
detail  zik1 coeng4  zhi2 chang3 = workplace, career
detail  can3 zik1  chen4 zhi2 = competent; fill a post with credit
detail  zaat3 zik1   = promoted
detail  sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1  sheng1 zhi2 jia1 xin1 = be promoted and get a raise
detail  zik1 kyut3  zhi2 que1 = job vacancy
detail  san1 gim1 loeng5 zik1  shen1 jian1 liang3 zhi2 = to hold two offices at the same time; to have two professions simultaneously
detail  jan3 gau3 ci4 zik1  yin3 jiu4 ci2 zhi2 = to take the blame upon oneself and resign
detail  gaak3 zik1  ge2 zhi2 = remove from office; dismiss
detail  san4 zik1 jan4 jyun4  shen2 zhi2 ren2 yuan2 = clergy; cleric
detail  zik1 jip6 beng6  zhi2 ye4 bing4 = occupational disease
detail  jiu3 zik1  yao4 zhi2 = important position
detail  fuk6 zik1  fu4 zhi2 = be reinstated to one's former position
detail  fu3 zik1  fu4 zhi2 = a side job; a side occupation
detail  zik1 haam4  zhi2 xian2 = post and title; post and rank in military
detail  zyun1 zik1  zhuan1 zhi2 = special duty; assigned full time to a task
detail  laam5 jung6 zik1 kyun4  lan4 yong4 zhi2 quan2 = abuse one's power
detail  haan4 zik1  xian2 zhi2 = sinecure
detail  zoi6 zik1 gaa1 ting4 zeon1 tip3  zai4 zhi2 jia1 ting2 jin1 tie1 = Working Family Allowance
detail  zau6 zik1  jiu4 zhi2 = to inaugurate; to assume office
detail  mei5 gwok3 zik1 jip6 laam4 kau4 coi3   = National Basketball Association (NBA)
detail  mei5 gwok3 zik1 jip6 paang5 kau4 coi3   = Major League Baseball (MLB)
detail  gwan1 si6 zik1 jip6 zyun1 jip6  jun1 shi4 zhi2 ye4 zhuan1 ye4 = Military Occupation Specialty (MOS in US Army)
detail  gei6 seot6 zik1 cing1  ji4 shu4 zhi2 cheng1 = technical title (common formation)
detail  ziu1 zik1  zhao1 zhi2 = Jiu Jik newspaper
detail  sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2  shan4 li2 zhi2 shou3 = AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 zik1 gung1 wui6*2 lyun4 mang4  xiang1 gang3 zhi2 gong1 hui4 lian2 meng2 = Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
detail  cing4 gaau3 si6 mou6 zik1 jyun4 hip3 wui6*2   = Correctional Services Officers’ Association

Showing all 5 examples containing 職
detail audio 我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.
detail audio 機會稱職老婆
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.
detail audio 記得帶挈兄弟
Remember to treat your fellow brothers when you get your promotion!
detail audio 引咎辭職
Uncle Gaai took the blame for the mistake and resigned from work.
detail 兼職工作, 借此幫補
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.
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