Meaning of 职务
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- post
- position
- job
- duties
How to use 职务
职务 is a fairly formal word for an official position or the duties attached to it, common in work, government and news contexts. It often appears with verbs like 担任 (dānrèn, to hold) or 撤销 (chèxiāo, to remove). Example: 他担任经理职务。 (Tā dānrèn jīnglǐ zhíwù.) He holds the position of manager.
职 (zhí) means a post or office, and 务 (wù) means affairs or tasks, the same 务 you see in 任务 (rènwu) and 服务 (fúwù). Put together, 职务 is the post you hold plus the tasks that come with it.
Common mistake: Learners often use 职务 when they mean 职业 (zhíyè). 职业 is your line of work, like doctor or teacher, while 职务 is the specific post you hold inside an organization, like department head.
Stroke order for each character
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职 zhí · duty · 11 strokes
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务 wù · affairs · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 职务.
| 服务 | fúwù | to serve; service |
| 任务 | rènwu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress |
| 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | civil servant; public servant |
| 职工 | zhígōng | employee; staff member; worker |
| 义务 | yìwù | duty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4]); volunteer (work etc) |
| 家务 | jiāwù | household duties; housework |
| 商务 | shāngwù | commercial affairs; commercial |
| 辞职 | cízhí | to resign |
| 业务 | yèwù | business; professional work |
| 职位 | zhíwèi | position; post; job |
Questions about 职务
What does 职务 mean?
职务 (zhíwù) means "post; position" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 职务?
职务 is made of 2 characters: 职 (11 strokes), 务 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 职务 an HSK word?
Yes. 职务 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 职务 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 职务 is written 職務.
What is the difference between 职务 and 工作?
工作 (gōngzuò) is the everyday word for a job or for working in general. 职务 is more formal and refers to a defined position or rank with official responsibilities, so you would not usually say 我找到了一个职务 in casual speech.
Can 职务 be used to talk about someone's title on a form?
Yes. Forms and résumés often have a field labeled 职务 where you write your position, such as 主任 (zhǔrèn, director) or 工程师 (gōngchéngshī, engineer). It is close to the English job title.