定位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche syn 论文 論文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old) syn 试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 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 卷子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper syn 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 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 纸质 紙質 zhǐ zhì (attributive) paper / hard-copy / printed / paper quality 草纸 草紙 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper / toilet paper / brown paper syn 蜡纸 蠟紙 là zhǐ wax paper / stencil paper 纸带 紙帶 zhǐ dài paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer 薄纸 薄紙 báo zhǐ thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc) 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn (finance) cash position / position syn 考试卷 考試卷 kǎo shì juàn exam paper / test paper / CL:張|张[zhang1] 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 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 张 張 zhāng to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes syn 令 lǐng classifier for a ream of paper 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 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 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 处于 處於 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) syn 姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / 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 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 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 纸条 紙條 zhǐ tiáo slip of paper 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 钞票 鈔票 chāo piào paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1] 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 纸巾 紙巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel / napkin / facial tissue / CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 分歧 fēn qí divergent / difference (of opinion, position) / disagreement / (math.) bifurcation syn 置于 zhì yú to place in / to put in (a position) syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn 接替 jiē tì to replace / to take over (a position or post) syn 纸杯 紙杯 zhǐ bēi paper cup 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] 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) 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper syn 晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position syn 文件夹 文件夾 wén jiàn jiā folder / file (paper) 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng paper syn 阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position / front 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 记事本 記事本 jì shì běn notebook / paper notepad / laptop computer 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper / bathroom tissue syn 应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn 包装纸 包裝紙 bāo zhuāng zhǐ wrapping paper 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 纸袋 紙袋 zhǐ dài paper bag syn 唱反调 唱反調 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position syn 纸币 紙幣 zhǐ bì bank notes / paper currency / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 手纸 手紙 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper syn 前沿 qián yán (military) forward position / frontier / cutting-edge / forefront syn 纸片 紙片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 餐巾纸 餐巾紙 cān jīn zhǐ paper napkin / serviette 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 废纸 廢紙 fèi zhǐ waste paper syn 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.) 考卷 kǎo juàn exam paper syn 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 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 跳槽 tiào cáo to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere 下风 下風 xià fēng leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument 复位 復位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset 平步青云 平步青雲 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) syn 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude syn 任教 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position syn 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn 混迹 混跡 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community / hiding one's identity / occupying a position while not deserving it syn 眺望 tiào wàng to survey the scene from an elevated position syn 交椅 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest / (fig.) position in a hierarchy syn 内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried 纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra syn 自白 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag 提法 tí fǎ wording (of a proposal) / formulation / viewpoint (on an issue) / (one of eight methods of bonesetting in TCM) restoring the part displaced by a fracture to its correct position by lifting syn 革职 革職 gé zhí to sack / to remove from a position / to depose syn 剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ papercutting (Chinese folk art) / to make paper cutouts 答卷 dá juàn completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 剪影 jiǎn yǐng paper-cut silhouette / outline / sketch syn 信笺 信箋 xìn jiān letter / letter paper syn 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic syn 