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title: "Zaizhi Meaning: 在职 (zàizhí) Means “on the job”"
description: "在职 (traditional 在職, zàizhí) means “on the job; in-service; currently employed”. Hear its tones, see what 在 and 职 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaizhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 在职 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

在职 zàizhí

## on the job; in-service; currently employed

## Its characters

1. 在 zài to be at
2. 职 zhí job

## In a sentence

公司有两百名在职员工。 The company has two hundred employees currently on staff.

[More about 在职](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9C%A8%E8%81%8C)

## More words with 在 or 职

- [辞职 cízhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cizhi)
- [存在 cúnzài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunzai)
- [好在 hǎozài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haozai)
- [内在 nèizài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/neizai)
- [潜在 qiánzài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianzai)
- [求职 qiúzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiuzhi)
- [实在 shízài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shizai)
- [刷存在感 shuācúnzàigǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuacunzaigan)
- [所在 suǒzài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suozai)
- [现在 xiànzài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianzai)

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