公职 (gōng zhí) — civil service; public office; government job
Definition
公职 refers to a public-office position itself (the role/status), not the person holding it (use 公务员 for the person) and not the general occupation (use 职业). Often appears in formal contexts like law and ethics.
noun
civil servicepublic officegovernment job
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 公职。Hěn duō rén xiǎng zhǎo dào yí fèn wěn dìng de gōng zhí.Many people want to find a stable government job.
- 公职。gōng zhí Yāo qiú cóng yè zhě pǐn xíng duān zhèng.Public office requires practitioners to have good morals.
- 公职。Tā cí zhí hòu bú zài dān rèn rèn hé gōng zhí.After resigning, he no longer holds any government position.
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