轩冕 軒冕 xuān miǎn (literary) curtained carriage and ceremonial cap (symbols of a senior official) / (fig.) dignitaries / (literary) to hold an official post 官复原职 官復原職 guān fù yuán zhí restored to one's official post / to send sb back to his former post 朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official 白手套 bái shǒu tào white glove / (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations / proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret) 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship syn 岗哨 崗哨 gǎng shào lookout post / sentry post / sentry syn 调职 調職 diào zhí to be transferred to another post / to post away 邮汇 郵匯 yóu huì to remit by post / remittance sent by post syn 岗 崗 gǎng (bound form) hillock / mound / sentry post / policeman's beat / (bound form) job / post syn 控制站 kòng zhì zhàn control post / control point / traffic post 员额改叙 yuán é gǎi xù reclassification of a post / post reclassification 工作地点差价调整数等级 post adjustment classification / post adjustment multiplier 部队总部邮局 部隊總部郵局 bù duì zǒng bù yóu jú force base post office / force BPO / base post office 交通管制点 交通管制點 jiāo tòng guǎn zhì diǎn traffic control post / traffic post 交通管制所 jiāo tòng guǎn zhì suǒ traffic control post / traffic post 核心员额 核心員額 hé xīn yuán é core post / established post 管制点 管制點 guǎn zhì diǎn control post / control point / traffic post 营地服务商店 營地服務商店 post exchange element / post exchange / PX element (US) / commissary / army exchange 军卖部 軍賣部 post exchange element / post exchange / PX element (US) / commissary / army exchange 军人服务社 軍人服務社 post exchange element / post exchange / PX element (US) / commissary / army exchange 排雷后检查 排雷後檢查 post-clearance inspection / post-clearance sampling 冲突后重建股 沖突後重建股 Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit / Post-Conflict Unit 冲突后股 沖突後股 Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit / Post-Conflict Unit 员额和非员额经费 員額和非員額經費 post and non-post requirements 退居二线 退居二線 tuì jū èr xiàn to withdraw to the second line of duty / to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post) syn 贴文 貼文 tiē wén (social media) to post / a post 做官 zuò guān to take an official post / to become a government employee syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 官位 guān wèi official post 差使 chāi shi official post / billet / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差事[chai1 shi5] syn 利禄 利祿 lì lù wealth and official post 履新 lǚ xīn (of an official) to take up a new post / (literary) to celebrate the New Year syn 差 chāi to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post syn 加官进禄 加官進祿 jiā guān jìn lù promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom) syn 高官厚禄 高官厚祿 gāo guān hòu lù high post and generous salary (idiom) / promotion to a high official position syn 丢乌纱帽 丟烏紗帽 diū wū shā mào lit. to lose one's black hat / to be sacked from an official post 出仕 chū shì to take up an official post 出官 chū guān to leave the capital for an official post 加官进位 加官進位 jiā guān jìn wèi promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) 监织造 監織造 jiān zhī zào supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty) 莅事者 蒞事者 lì shì zhě an official / person holding post / local functionary 末任 mò rèn (of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent) 祈望 qí wàng to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post syn 有编制 有編制 yǒu biān zhì having a permanent post / part of the official staff 品秩 pǐn zhì (old) rank and salary of an official post 街道办事处 街道辦事處 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing 差使 chāi shǐ to send / to assign / to appoint / servants of an official / official messenger syn 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 官 guān government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 公假 gōng jià official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) 甸 diàn suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old) 仕 shì to serve as an official / an official / the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] syn 高级官员 高級官員 gāo jí guān yuán high ranking official / high level official 关文 關文 guān wén official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times) 正式承认土着语言委员会 正式承認土著語言委員會 Commission for the Official Recognition of Indigenous Languages / Official Recognition Commission 联合国指定的安全官员 聯合國指定的安全官員 United Nations Designated Security Official / Designated Official 驻节 駐節 zhù jié (of a high official) to temporarily reside overseas (or in another part of the country) on an official posting 贬官 貶官 biǎn guān to demote an official / a demoted official 从吏 從吏 cóng lì minor official / to be an official 檄文 xí wén (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms / official denunciation syn 檄书 檄書 xí shū (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms / official denunciation syn 标杆 標杆 biāo gān surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal / model / benchmark 老马恋栈 老馬戀棧 lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn lit. the old horse loves his stable / fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom) 一木难支 一木難支 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone syn 卸肩儿 卸肩兒 xiè jiān r lit. a weight off one's shoulders / fig. to resign a post / to lay down a burden / to be relieved of a job 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 青云 青雲 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 纱帽 紗帽 shā mào gauze hat / (fig.) job as an official syn 不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority 杞妇 杞婦 qǐ fù the wife of 杞梁[Qi3 Liang2], a senior official of the state of Qi 杞[Qi3] who died on a military expedition / (fig.) a widow 谪仙 謫仙 zhé xiān a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] / (fig.) banished official 偷跑 tōu pǎo to sneak off / to slip away / (sports) to jump the gun / to make a false start / (fig.) to jump the gun / to start doing sth before it's allowed / (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release 帖子 tiě zi card / invitation / message / (forum) post 发帖 發帖 fā tiě to post (an item on a forum) 公告 gōng gào post / announcement 提出 tí chū to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) / to withdraw (cash) 邮件 郵件 yóu jiàn mail / post / email 发贴 發貼 fā tiē to stick sth up (on the wall) / to post (on a noticeboard or website) 邮箱 郵箱 yóu xiāng mailbox / post office box / email / email inbox syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn 岗位 崗位 gǎng wèi a post / a job syn 信箱 xìn xiāng mailbox / post office box syn 担任 擔任 dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 邮局 郵局 yóu jú post office / CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] syn 邮寄 郵寄 yóu jì to mail / to send by post syn 发信 發信 fā xìn to post a letter syn 现任 現任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently / current (president etc) / incumbent / (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 任职 任職 rèn zhí to hold a post / to take office syn 在职 在職 zài zhí to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job 