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失职 Pronunciation and Pinyin

失职 Usage and Examples

dereliction of duty

neglect of duty

negligence

dereliction

malpractice

他认为他如果不报告就是失职。

He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it.

昨天一名心理学家被判严重的失职罪。

A psychologist was found guilty of serious professional misconduct yesterday.

The characters in 失职

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
职
zhí11duty, job, or position

More words starting with 失

  • shī失bú不zài再lái来Lost opportunities never return, Once lost, never regained
  • shī失yè业unemployment, unemployed
  • shī失yè业le了Unemployed, Lost my job
  • shī失yè业hòu后After losing my job, After unemployment
  • shī失yè业lǜ率unemployment rate
  • shī失yè业de的unemployed, jobless
  • shī失zhǔ主owner, rightful owner
  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts., Lose at dawn, gain at dusk.
  • shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error., An inch of difference, a thousand miles of error.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A small error can lead to a large deviation.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A little error may lead to a great deviation.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.

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Questions about 失职

What does 失职 mean in Chinese?

失职 (shī zhí) means “dereliction of duty, neglect of duty, negligence, dereliction”.

How do you pronounce 失职?

失职 is pronounced shī zhí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “dereliction of duty” in Chinese?

“dereliction of duty” is 失职 (shī zhí) in Chinese.

How is 失职 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 失职, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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