Meaning of 职位
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- position; post; job
How to use 职位
职位 refers to a specific post or job title within an organization, and it often appears in job ads, résumés, and talk about promotions. Example: 他申请了经理的职位。(Tā shēnqǐng le jīnglǐ de zhíwèi.) He applied for the manager position.
职 (zhí) means duty or office, and 位 (wèi) means a place or seat, like in 座位 (zuòwèi). Put them together and 职位 is the seat you hold at work, your post.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 职位 with 位置 (wèizhì). 位置 is a physical location or place, while 职位 is a job post, so 我的位置 means where I am standing or sitting, not my job. Also do not mix it up with 职业 (zhíyè), which is your profession in general, such as being a doctor.
职位 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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职 zhí · duty · 11 strokes
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位 wèi · position · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 职位.
| 座位 | zuòwèi | seat |
| 单位 | dānwèi | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole) |
| 各位 | gèwèi | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc) |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 职工 | zhígōng | employee; staff member; worker |
| 位置 | wèizhì | position; place |
| 地位 | dìwèi | position; status |
| 位于 | wèiyú | to be located at; to be situated at |
| 辞职 | cízhí | to resign |
| 部位 | bùwèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sle |
| 职务 | zhíwù | post; position |
| 学位 | xuéwèi | academic degree; place in school |
Questions about 职位
What does 职位 mean?
职位 (zhíwèi) means "position; post; job" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 职位?
职位 is made of 2 characters: 职 (11 strokes), 位 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 职位 an HSK word?
Yes. 职位 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 职位 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 职位 is written 職位.
What is the difference between 职位 and 工作 (gōngzuò)?
工作 is the general word for a job or work and can also be a verb meaning to work. 职位 is more formal and points to a specific post or title, such as a sales manager position at a company.
What verbs and measure words go with 职位?
Common verbs include 申请 (shēnqǐng, apply for), 招聘 (zhāopìn, recruit for), and 担任 (dānrèn, hold) a position. The usual measure word is 个, as in 一个职位 (yí gè zhíwèi), and 空缺职位 (kòngquē zhíwèi) means a vacant position.