干事

• Pinyin: gàn shi
• Hanzi breakdown: 干 (do, handle); 事 = 口 + 彐 + 一 (affair, matter)

Meaning

Administrative staff member; a clerk or secretary in a Party, government, military, or institutional unit responsible for specified affairs.

A designated title for lower-level administrative personnel in official Chinese organisations. Distinct from general clerks or assistants — 干事 refers to those handling specific departmental tasks. Common in Party organs, the military, youth leagues, and state institutions.

Examples

1. 他在团委担任文艺干事，负责组织校园文化活动和演出安排。 He serves as the Youth League's arts officer, responsible for organizing campus cultural events and performance schedules.
2. 这位宣传干事认真整理了会议纪要，并在规定时间内上报给上级部门。 This publicity officer carefully organized the meeting minutes and submitted them to the higher-level department within the required time.
3. 工会选举了三名干事，分别负责财务、文体和劳动保障事务。 The labor union elected three officers, responsible for finances, culture and sports, and labor and social security, respectively.

Usage Guide

Context: government, institutional, organisational

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 她被任命为学生会组织部干事，协助统筹大型校园活动。(She was appointed as an administrative staff member in the student union's organisational department, helping to coordinate large campus events.)
• 村委会的民政干事负责处理居民的社保申请和低保审核工作。(The civil affairs administrator of the village committee is responsible for handling residents' social security applications and subsistence allowance reviews.)

Don't Say

• 他是公司的干事 — 干事 is specific to Party, government, military, or institutional organisations; use 工作人员 or 员工 for general company staff

Origin & History

干 (handle/do) + 事 (affairs/matters)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal