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称职

chèn zhí · chen zhi

Traditional 稱職

Meaning

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  1. well qualified
  2. competent
  3. to be equal to the task
  4. able to do sth very well
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A good dog sitter

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)邻居(línjū)看(kàn)小狗(xiǎogǒu)，看得(kànde)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Liangliang, how is minding the neighbour's puppy going?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)带(dài)它(tā)散步(sànbù)，给(gěi)它(tā)洗澡(xǐzǎo)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)称职(chènzhí)吧(ba)？

    I walk it and bathe it. I am very competent, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)称职(chènzhí)！那(nà)它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)在(zài)你的(nǐde)床上(chuángshàng)？

    Very competent! Then why is it on your bed?

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)不(bù)睡(shuì)自己的(zìjǐde)窝(wō)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)办法(bànfǎ)？

    It will not sleep in its own bed. What can I do?

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你的(nǐde)床(chuáng)，现在(xiànzài)是(shì)它的(tāde)窝(wō)了(le)。

    Then your bed is now its bed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)俩(liǎ)都(dōu)是(shì)很(hěn)称(chèn)职(zhí)的(de)法(fǎ)官(guān)。

They are both very competent judges.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)工(gōng)作(zuò)认(rèn)真(zhēn)，是(shì)一(yí)位(wèi)称(chèn)职(zhí)的(de)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

She works seriously and is a competent teacher.

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