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在职 (zài zhí) — (verb) to be employed in a position, to hold a post; (adjective) on-the-job, in-service (before a noun)

Definition

在职 means currently holding a post / on-the-job (often before a noun like 员工 or 培训). Unlike 就职 (taking office) or 上岗 (starting a post), it describes a continuing state, not the moment of assuming a role.

verb
to be employed in a positionto hold a post
adjective
on-the-jobin-service (before a noun)

Examples

  • 在职。
    Tā mù qián zài zhí yú yì jiā wài zī qǐ yè.
    He is currently employed at a foreign-invested company.
  • 在职。
    Suǒ yǒu zài zhí yuán gōng dōu xū cān jiā nián dù kǎo hé.
    All on-the-job employees must take the annual performance review.
  • 在职。
    Tā lì yòng zài zhí qī jiān kǎo qǔ le gāo jí zhèng shū.
    She took advantage of the period of employment to obtain an advanced certificate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

在zàibe at
职zhípost

在 (to be at) and 职 (post/job) together mean being at one's job.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The early form of 在 used 才 for its sound; a second sound part 士 was added later, and that 士 became the 土 seen in 在.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí職zhí
Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Professions & JobsWorkplace & Office

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