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尽职尽责 (jìn zhí jìn zé) — diligent and responsible in carrying out one's duties (idiom)

Definition

A formal idiom meaning to carry out one's duties with full diligence and responsibility. Emphasizes both the conscientious performance of a role and the personal accountability behind it — typically used in professional or evaluative contexts.

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diligent and responsible in carrying out one's duties (idiom)

Examples

  • 尽职尽责，。
    Tā zài gōng sī lǐ yì zhí jìn zhí jìn zé, cóng bù mǎ hu.
    He has always been diligent and responsible at the company and never slacks off.
  • 尽职尽责，。
    Zhè wèi lǎo shī jìn zhí jìn zé, shēn shòu xué shēng ài dài.
    This teacher is diligent and responsible, deeply loved by the students.
  • 尽职尽责，。
    Wǒ huì jìn zhí jìn zé, wán chéng hǎo měi yí xiàng rèn wu.
    I will be diligent and responsible, completing every task well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

尽职fulfill duty
尽jìnfulfill职zhíduty
动宾Verb + object
尽责fulfill responsibility
尽jìnfulfill责zéresponsibility
动宾Verb + object

尽职 and 尽责 mean fulfilling duty and responsibility, hence diligent.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盡; 尽 is its simplified writing.

  • 聿聿yùhand holding a brush
  • 灬灬huǒbristles
  • 皿皿mǐndish

The traditional form 盡 shows 聿 (hand holding a brush) and 灬 (bristles) over 皿 (dish), cleaning a dish until it is empty. The simplified 尽 is a shorthand, not those historical parts.

Open 尽 →

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.

Open 职 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盡; 尽 is its simplified writing.

  • 聿聿yùhand holding a brush
  • 灬灬huǒbristles
  • 皿皿mǐndish

The traditional form 盡 shows 聿 (hand holding a brush) and 灬 (bristles) over 皿 (dish), cleaning a dish until it is empty. The simplified 尽 is a shorthand, not those historical parts.

Open 尽 →

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 責; 责 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry; money
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì責zé
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 責 pairs 貝, cowry/money, with 朿 as the sound part; the simplified 责 is a later shorthand.

Open 责 →
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