将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 大会 大會 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 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 任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office syn 总署 總署 zǒng shǔ general office 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 普查 pǔ chá census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey 电信局 電信局 diàn xìn jú central office / telecommunications office 办公厅 辦公廳 bàn gōng tīng general office 总务 總務 zǒng wù general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge syn 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 气象台 氣象台 qì xiàng tái meteorological office / weather forecasting office 传达室 傳達室 chuán dá shì reception office / janitor's office syn 大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 罢官 罷官 bà guān to dismiss from office / to resign from office syn 总则 總則 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 监察局 監察局 jiān chá jú inspection office / supervisory office 当世 當世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder 中共中央办公厅 中共中央辦公廳 zhōng gòng zhōng yāng bàn gōng tīng General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee / abbr. to 中辦|中办[Zhong1 Ban4] 傅作义 傅作義 fù zuò yì Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician 督抚 督撫 dū fǔ governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3] 中办 中辦 zhōng bàn General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP (abbr. for 中共中央辦公廳|中共中央办公厅[Zhong1 gong4 Zhong1 yang1 Ban4 gong1 ting1]) 审计员 審計員 shěn jì yuán accountant / auditor 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 办公室 辦公室 bàn gōng shì office / business premises / bureau / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 处 處 chù (bound form) place / locality / (bound form) part / aspect / (bound form) office / department / bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point syn 大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn 普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 事务所 事務所 shì wù suǒ business office / firm 总部 總部 zǒng bù general headquarters 总裁 總裁 zǒng cái chairman / director-general (of a company etc) 枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general syn 宣誓 xuān shì to swear an oath (of office) / to make a vow syn 职员 職員 zhí yuán office worker / staff member / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 信箱 xìn xiāng mailbox / post office box syn 马歇尔 馬歇爾 mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 世人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone syn 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 观念 觀念 guān niàn notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions syn 邮箱 郵箱 yóu xiāng mailbox / post office box / email / email inbox syn 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 邮局 郵局 yóu jú post office / CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] syn 移民局 yí mín jú immigration office 检察院 檢察院 jiǎn chá yuàn prosecutor's office / procuratorate syn 分局 fēn jú branch office / sub-bureau 外勤 wài qín work done in the field (rather than in the office or at the headquarters) / fieldwork / field personnel / fieldworker 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general / viceroy / governor 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 通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness syn 就职 就職 jiù zhí to take office / to assume a post syn 书本 書本 shū běn book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) syn 上任 shàng rèn to take office / previous (incumbent) / predecessor syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 新任 xīn rèn newly-appointed / newly elected / new (in a political office) syn 任职 任職 rèn zhí to hold a post / to take office syn 办事处 辦事處 bàn shì chù office / agency 检察长 檢察長 Prosecutor General 本部 běn bù headquarters / head office syn 票房 piào fáng box office 总经理 總經理 zǒng jīng lǐ general manager / CEO 百货 百貨 bǎi huò general merchandise syn 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 就任 jiù rèn to take office / to assume a post syn 秘书长 秘書長 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general 大体上 大體上 dà tǐ shàng overall / in general terms syn 准将 準將 zhǔn jiàng brigadier general / commodore 少将 少將 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 内科 內科 nèi kē internal medicine / general medicine 执政 執政 zhí zhèng to hold power / in office syn 撤掉 chè diào to cut / to throw out / to depose (from office) / to tear off syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 办公楼 辦公樓 bàn gōng lóu office building / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 总动员 總動員 zǒng dòng yuán general mobilization (for war etc) syn 人事部 rén shì bù personnel office / human resources (HR) 外交部 wài jiāo bù Ministry of Foreign Affairs / foreign office / Dept. of State 大赦 dà shè amnesty / general pardon syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 研究室 yán jiū shì Office of Research 