安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn 定位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche syn 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 应征 應徵 yìng zhēng to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement syn 安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn 跳槽 tiào cáo to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 零工 líng gōng temporary job / odd job syn 留职 留職 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position 起用 qǐ yòng to promote / to reinstate (in a position or job) syn 短工 duǎn gōng temporary job / odd job / seasonal worker syn 职称 職稱 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title syn 官职 官職 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy syn 正职 正職 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn (finance) cash position / position syn 应聘者 應聘者 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4] 执事 執事 zhí shì to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon 待岗 待崗 dài gǎng to wait for a job assignment / to be laid off / to be out of a job syn 官名 guān míng name of job in Imperial bureaucracy / official position 要职 要職 yào zhí key job / important position syn 敷衍塞责 敷衍塞責 fū yǎn sè zé to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously syn 做一天和尚撞一天钟 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively syn 把 bǎ to hold / to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) syn 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 处 處 chǔ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish syn 位置 wèi zhi position / place / seat / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 介绍 介紹 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction syn 检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn 处于 處於 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) syn 姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn 立场 立場 lì chǎng position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 地位 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 失业 失業 shī yè unemployment / to lose one's job syn 代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn 做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn 提升 提昇 tí shēng to promote (to a higher-ranking position) / to lift / to hoist / (fig.) to elevate / to raise / to improve syn 培养 培養 péi yǎng to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) / education / fostering / culture (biology) syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 录取 錄取 lù qǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam / to admit (a student) / to hire (a job candidate) syn 岗位 崗位 gǎng wèi a post / a job syn 到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) syn 方位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth syn 得以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 任命 rèn mìng to appoint / (job) appointment / CL:紙|纸[zhi3] syn 分歧 fēn qí divergent / difference (of opinion, position) / disagreement / (math.) bifurcation syn 兼职 兼職 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting syn 置于 zhì yú to place in / to put in (a position) syn 差事 chāi shi errand / assignment / job / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差使[chai1 shi5] syn 接替 jiē tì to replace / to take over (a position or post) syn 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 分发 分發 fēn fā to distribute / distribution / to assign (sb) to a job syn 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 讲座 講座 jiǎng zuò course of lectures / lecture series / chair (academic position) 换班 換班 huàn bān to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job 晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position syn 招聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit syn 阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position / front syn 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion syn 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 搞好 gǎo hǎo to do well at / to do a good job syn 就业 就業 jiù yè to get a job / employment 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into syn 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 阐述 闡述 chǎn shù to expound (a position) / to elaborate (on a topic) / to treat (a subject) syn 架势 架勢 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc) syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 继任 繼任 jì rèn to succeed sb in a job / successor syn 唱反调 唱反調 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position syn 前沿 qián yán (military) forward position / frontier / cutting-edge / forefront syn 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 在职 在職 zài zhí to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng to take up one's post / to go on duty / to take up a job 攻占 攻佔 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc) syn 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 调转 調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 名次 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank 出任 chū rèn to take up a post / to start in a new job syn 