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To officially begin employment at a new position or company.
新员工明天上职，请准备好欢迎仪式。
The new employee starts tomorrow; please prepare the welcome ceremony.
她上职后工作表现非常出色。
She performed exceptionally well after starting her new job.
To assume a new role or position within an organization.
经过培训后，他正式上职成为部门经理。
After training, he officially took up the position of department manager.
For casual settings, consider using 入职 (rùzhí) or 开始上班 (kāishǐ shàngbān). For formal contexts, 上职 is preferred as it sounds more professional.
Use 上职 when emphasizing the official start of a new role, especially in HR or corporate contexts. Avoid using it for informal job changes or part-time work.
The term combines 上 (shàng, 'to begin' or 'to start') and 职 (zhí, 'job' or 'position'), reflecting the action of starting a new employment role. 职 has roots in classical Chinese, originally meaning 'duty' or 'office', and evolved to denote professional work in modern usage.
1. 上职 is commonly used in formal contexts, such as HR documents, news reports, or official announcements. 2. It emphasizes the transition into a new role rather than the act of signing a contract. 3. In casual conversation, people might use 入职 (rùzhí) or 就职 (jiùzhí) interchangeably, though 上职 is slightly more formal.