Definition
各司其职 is a chengyu (four‑character idiom) that means everyone or every department sticks to their own assigned duties, creating a well‑ordered division of labor. It is often used in workplace or organizational settings to praise or call for each person to focus on their own role without overstepping.
f.e.
each does their own jobeveryone fulfills their own duties
Examples
- 各司其职。Yí gè gāoxiào de tuánduì xūyào měi ge chéngyuán gě.An efficient team needs every member to do their own job.
- ，各司其职，。Zài gōngsī lǐ, dàjiā gě, gōngzuò jìnzhǎn de hěn shùnlì.In the company, everyone sticks to their own duties, and work progresses smoothly.
- 各司其职，。Zhǐyǒu gè bùmén gě, zhěng gè xiàngmù cáinéng ànshí wánchéng.Only if each department does its own job can the entire project be completed on time.
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