缺位 quē wèi (of a position) to fall vacant / vacant post / a vacancy / (of regulation, service etc) unsatisfactory / dysfunctional 空留员额 vacant post / vacant position 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē currently in short supply / in deficit (of commodity) / currently vacant (position) 虚位以待 虛位以待 xū wèi yǐ dài to reserve a seat / to leave a position vacant syn 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 空地 kòng dì vacant land / open space syn 空余 空餘 kòng yú free / vacant / unoccupied syn 空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 缺 quē deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of syn 出缺 chū quē to fall vacant / a job opening at a high level 楞子眼 léng zi yǎn vacant look of a drunk or imbecile 空房间 空房間 kōng fáng jiān vacant room 楞子眼 lèng zi yǎn (dialect) vacant look of a drunk or imbecile 定位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche syn 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 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 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn (finance) cash position / position syn 临时助理人员职位 lín shí zhù lǐ rén yuán zhí wèi general temporary assistance position / temporary assistance position 国际收支与国际投资头寸手册 國際收支與國際投資頭寸手冊 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition / Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual 位置线 位置線 line of position / position line 停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over 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 暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now / for the time being / temporarily syn 停业 停業 tíng yè to cease trading (temporarily or permanently) / to close down syn 栖身 棲身 qī shēn to stay at / to live in (temporarily) syn 歇业 歇業 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently) / to go out of business syn 借调 借調 jiè diào to temporarily transfer (personnel) 权且 權且 quán qiě temporarily / for the time being syn 看押 kān yā to detain / to take into custody / to imprison temporarily syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 苟 gǒu (literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless / negligent / (bound form) temporarily syn 寄迹 寄跡 jì jì to live away from home temporarily 敛迹 斂跡 liǎn jì to refrain / to give up evil (temporarily) / to cover one's traces / to lie low / to retire (from view) syn 暂搁 暫擱 zàn gē temporarily stopped / in abeyance 关店歇业 關店歇業 guān diàn xiē yè to close up shop and cease business temporarily / closed for business 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 权充 權充 quán chōng to act temporarily as 权时 權時 quán shí (literary) temporarily syn 聊备 聊備 liáo bèi to provide on a makeshift basis / to use temporarily as 复岗 復崗 fù gǎng (of an employee) to return to one's job (e.g. after being temporarily stood down) 停驶 停駛 tíng shǐ (of trains, buses or ferries etc) to stop running (temporarily or permanently) 位置 wèi zhi position / place / seat / 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 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 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 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 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 处于 處於 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) syn 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn 朝阳 朝陽 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun 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 讲座 講座 jiǎng zuò course of lectures / lecture series / chair (academic position) 姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 职称 職稱 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title syn 到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) syn 应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 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 前沿 qián yán (military) forward position / frontier / cutting-edge / forefront syn 阐述 闡述 chǎn shù to expound (a position) / to elaborate (on a topic) / to treat (a subject) syn 阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position / front syn 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 置于 zhì yú to place in / to put in (a position) syn 分歧 fēn qí divergent / difference (of opinion, position) / disagreement / (math.) bifurcation syn 名次 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 展位 zhǎn wèi relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area 方位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth syn 当上 當上 dāng shang to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office) 晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position syn 跳槽 tiào cáo to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere 青云 青雲 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble syn 任教 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position syn 架势 架勢 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc) syn 聘任 pìn rèn to appoint (to a position) / appointed syn 眺望 tiào wàng to survey the scene from an elevated position syn 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn 接替 jiē tì to replace / to take over (a position or post) syn 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 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 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 龙飞 龍飛 lóng fēi to promote (to official position in former times) 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 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 起用 qǐ yòng to promote / to reinstate (in a position or job) syn 自白 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 下风 下風 xià fēng leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument 攻坚 攻堅 gōng jiān to assault a fortified position / (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission 自得 zì dé contented / pleased with one's position syn 官职 官職 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy syn 卫星定位 衛星定位 wèi xīng dìng wèi geosatellite positioning / satellite positioning / satellite position finding 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 固守 gù shǒu to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to 上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic syn 