Pronunciation: 书记

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What is the pronunciation of 书记? Some dictionaries say

shūji

but I also saw it pronounced as "shūjì". Which one is right?

 

[yuechu]

I am not a native speaker, but I imagine that shūji is the "Northern"/北方话 pronunciation and shūjì would be slightly more standard/普通话, and that both are used.
We'll see what the Sinophones say!

 

[stellari]

According to this document (Mandatory/Optional neutral tones in PSC):
http://wenku.baidu.com/view/c400e9395727a5e9856a6156.html

书记 has an optional neutral tone. So both shūji and shūjì are correct. As a northerner, I would prefer the one with a neutral tone: shūji

 

[lancenyr]

Wow, just noticed that 书记 got two versions of pronunciation, for me, I would prefer shūjì. That's what I heard from the TV.

 

[SuperXW]

They are not very different, are they? shu1ji0 or shu1ji4.
Note that the word itself could mean different positions in different context.

 

[xiaolijie]

Note that the word itself could mean different positions in different context.

Do you mean to say that the word has different meanings in different contexts?

 

[zhg]

I guess he means 书记 when used as titles can refer to different job positions on different occasions.

 

[xiaolijie]

Thanks zhg! The word "secretary" in English is similarly ambiguous and the context is needed to know what kind of "secretary" is meant

 

[SuperXW]

Do you mean to say that the word has different meanings in different contexts?

Yes! Sorry for my language!

 

[Youngfun]

I think 书记 is the secretary of a party, while the secretary of an office is 秘书。

 

[SuperXW]

I think 书记 is the secretary of a party, while the secretary of an office is 秘书。

根據維基： http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%A6%E8%AE%B0
在台湾、香港，书记通常与秘书、文员、办事员同义，如学校书记即驻校办事员，相当于中国大陆的“书记员”，台湾法院审判庭纪录员官衔为“书记官”。