定位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche 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 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 船主 chuán zhǔ ship's captain / owner of ship 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn (finance) cash position / position syn 駮 bó variant of 駁|驳, variegated / heterogeneous / to refute / to contradict / to ship by barge / a barge / a lighter (ship) 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 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 出口 chū kǒu an exit / CL:個|个[ge4] / to speak / to export / (of a ship) to leave port syn 姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn 驾驶 駕駛 jià shǐ to drive (vehicle) / to pilot (ship, airplane etc) / driver / pilot / captain 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 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 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 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 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 失事 shī shì (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc) / to mess things up 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 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ship / boat / vessel syn 讲座 講座 jiǎng zuò course of lectures / lecture series / chair (academic position) 晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position syn 阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position / front syn 航向 háng xiàng course / direction (a ship or plane is heading in) 航道 háng dào waterway / ship channel 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 偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade 沉船 chén chuán shipwreck / sunken boat / sinking ship 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) 船尾 chuán wěi back end of a ship / aft 货船 貨船 huò chuán cargo ship / freighter 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 船舱 船艙 chuán cāng hold of ship 安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn 船头 船頭 chuán tóu the bow or prow of a ship 油轮 油輪 yóu lún tanker (ship) / CL:艘[sou1] 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 船体 船體 chuán tǐ hull / body of a ship 启航 啟航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 乘船 chéng chuán to embark / to travel by ship / to ferry 游船 遊船 yóu chuán pleasure boat / cruise ship 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 航程 háng chéng flight / voyage / distance traveled / range (of an airplane or ship) syn 汽笛 qì dí steam whistle / ship horn 掌舵 zhǎng duò to steer (a ship) 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 停泊 tíng bó to anchor / anchorage / mooring (of a ship) 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.) 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 驶入 駛入 shǐ rù (of a car, ship, train etc) to enter 起航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off syn 船身 chuán shēn hull / body of a ship 装货 裝貨 zhuāng huò to load sth onto a ship etc 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 击沉 擊沉 jī chén to attack and sink (a ship) syn 名次 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank 装运 裝運 zhuāng yùn to ship / shipment 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 船票 chuán piào ship ticket 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 装船 裝船 zhuāng chuán to load cargo onto a ship 任教 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position syn 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn 商船 shāng chuán merchant ship 功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) 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 货轮 貨輪 huò lún freighter / cargo ship / CL:艘[sou1] 赛艇 賽艇 sài tǐng boat race / racing ship or boat / rowing (sport) 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 大副 dà fù first mate / first officer (of a ship) 革职 革職 gé zhí to sack / to remove from a position / to depose syn 贼船 賊船 zéi chuán pirate ship / fig. venture of dubious merit / criminal gang / reactionary faction 