"Position" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 wèi zhi position / place / seat / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is &ndash / 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
 lì chǎng position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4]
 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhí wèi post / office / position
 zhí wù post / position / job / duties
 bù wèi position / place
姿 zī shì posture / position
 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhèn dì (military) position / front
 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth
 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
 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche
 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc)
 duì jú opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)
 shì quán position / authority / responsibility
 zhí jí (job) position / level / grade / rank
 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy
 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun
 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title
 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done)
 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position
沿 qián yán front-line / forward position / outpost / extending ahead / frontier (of science, technology etc)
 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
 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank
 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands
 zhǎn wèi relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area
 dāng shang to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position
 qù xiàng the position of sth / whereabouts
 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble
 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position
 bó shì hòu postdoc / a postdoctoral position
 tiào wàng to survey the scene from an elevated position
 zhòng yòng to put in an important position
 jiē tì to replace / to take over (a position or post)
 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
 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position
 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
 lóng fēi to promote (to official position in former times)
 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots
 qǐ yòng to promote / to reinstate (in a position or job)
 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag
线 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line
 xià fēng leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument
 gōng jiān to assault a fortified position / (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission
 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
 zì dé contented / pleased with one's position
 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy
 wèi xīng dìng wèi geosatellite positioning / satellite positioning / satellite position finding
 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few)
 gù shǒu to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to
 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
 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
 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
 zhàn yōu shì to predominate / to occupy a dominant position
 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest / (fig.) position in a hierarchy
 píng cāng to close a position (finance)
 xùn sī wǔ bì to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community / hiding one's identity / occupying a position while not deserving it
 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth
 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position
 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried
 lǐng dǎo zhí wù position of leadership
 jiā mǎ to ratchet up / to raise (expectations etc) / to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc) / to up the ante / (computing) to encode
 yuè shēng to leap to (a higher position etc) / to jump / (of a plane) to ascend
 biān guān border station / strategic defensive position on frontier
 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old)
 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent
 yǐ quán móu sī to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position
 bèi fèn seniority in the family or clan / position in the family hierarchy
 dà yòng to put sb in powerful position / to empower
 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position
 zhàn zhǔ dǎo dì wèi dominant / predominant / to occupy a leading position
 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom)
 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
 zuò cì seating arrangement / position in a seating arrangement
 shǒu shì defensive position / guard
 gé zhí to sack / to remove from a position / to depose
 gè jiù gè wèi (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) / (athletics) On your mark!
 quán wèi power and position (politics)
 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job
 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position
 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut
 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
 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around
 xū wèi yǐ dài to reserve a seat / to leave a position vacant
 zǐ páo purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position
 jù shǒu to guard / to hold a fortified position / entrenched
 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]) / 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[an1 pei2])
 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness
 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position
 míng wèi fame and position / official rank
 guān míng name of job in Imperial bureaucracy / official position
 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
 fū zuò to sit in the lotus position
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