Definition
失职 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to neglect one's duty' or 'to fail to fulfill one's responsibility'. The verb 失 ('to lose/fail') and the object 职 ('duty/position') can be separated: you can insert a time duration, a measure word (次), or a modifier between them — e.g., 失过职 ('has neglected duties before'), 失了一次职 ('neglected duties once'). It's often used in formal, workplace, or legal contexts to describe incompetence or dereliction.
v.o.
to neglect one's dutyto fail to fulfill one's responsibility
Examples
- 失职。Tā yīnwèi shī zhí bèi gōngsī kāichú le.He was fired by the company for neglecting his duty.
- ，。Dāng le èrshí nián jǐngchá, tā cóng méi shī guò yí cì zhí.Having been a police officer for twenty years, he has never once neglected his duty.
- 失职。Zhè cì shìgù wánquán shì yuángōng shī zhí zàochéng de.This accident was entirely caused by an employee's neglect of duty.
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