就职

就职 jiùzhí

Takes office

就职 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體就職 jiuzhi

What 就职 means

Takes office

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Character by character

就职 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

就

jiù

Then (right away - undertake - exactly)

职

zhí

Office (post - duty)

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How to write 就职

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就职 in a sentence

新任校长今天正式就职。

Xīnrèn xiàozhǎng jīntiān zhèngshì jiù zhí.

The new principal formally took office today.

他在就职演说中提到了三个目标。

Tā zài jiù zhí yǎnshuō zhōng tídào le sān ge mùbiāo.

He mentioned three goals in his inaugural speech.

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Questions about 就职

What does 就职 mean in English?

就职 is pronounced jiùzhí and means Takes office.

How do you pronounce 就职?

就职 is jiùzhí in pinyin — written jiuzhi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 就职?

就职 is written with 2 characters: 就 (jiù) Then (right away - undertake - exactly), 职 (zhí) Office (post - duty). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 就职 written in traditional Chinese?

就職. The simplified form 就职 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 就職 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiùzhí.

Is 就职 an HSK word?

Yes — 就职 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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