职务
Old HSK 6
职务 (zhíwù) · post
职务 (zhíwù) means “post; duty; position”. It is written with 2 characters: 职 (duty) + 务 (affairs). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 职务 is built
The characters
职 zhí · duty
What 职 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
务 wù · affairs
What 务 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
他担任了很多重要职务。Tā dānrèn le hěnduō zhòngyào zhíwù.He has held many important posts.
她辞去了主任的职务。Tā cíqù le zhǔrèn de zhíwù.She resigned from her post as director.
Questions about 职务
What does 职务 mean?
职务 (zhíwù) means “post; duty; position”.
How do you pronounce 职务?
职务 is pronounced zhíwù.
Which HSK level is 职务?
职务 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 职工zhígōngstaff
- 职业zhíyèjob
- 辞职cízhíto resign
- 兼职jiānzhípart-time job
- 就职jiùzhíto take office
- 职能zhínéngfunction
- 职位zhíwèiposition
- 服务fúwùto serve
- 公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant
- 任务rènwutask
Learn 职务 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 236: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.