位 置 wèi zhi position / place / seat / CL:個|个[ge4] 身 份 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 立 场 lì chǎng position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4] 地 位 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4] 职 位 zhí wèi post / office / position 职 务 zhí wù post / position / job / duties 部 位 bù wèi position / place 姿 势 zī shì posture / position 主 张 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] 阵 地 zhèn dì (military) position / front 方 位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth 位 position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 / 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential 定 位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche 架 势 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc) 对 局 duì jú opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces) 事 权 shì quán position / authority / responsibility 职 级 zhí jí (job) position / level / grade / rank 代 理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy 处 于 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) 朝 阳 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun 得 以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view 职 称 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title 到 位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) 应 聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 前 沿 qián yán front-line / forward position / outpost / extending ahead / frontier (of science, technology etc) 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 名 次 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank 表 态 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 当 上 dāng shang to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office) 晋 升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position 去 向 qù xiàng the position of sth / whereabouts 青 云 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble 任 教 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position 博 士 后 bó shì hòu postdoc / a postdoctoral position 眺 望 tiào wàng to survey the scene from an elevated position 重 用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position 接 替 jiē tì to replace / to take over (a position or post) 下 台 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 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 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 lóng fēi to promote (to official position in former times) 主 动 权 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) 自 白 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag 外 线 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 下 风 xià fēng leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument 攻 坚 gōng jiān to assault a fortified position / (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission 升 迁 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department 自 得 zì dé contented / pleased with one's position 官 职 guān zhí an official position / a job in the bureaucracy 卫 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) 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 原 位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 居 高 临 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 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 占 优 势 zhàn yōu shì to predominate / to occupy a dominant position 交 椅 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest / (fig.) position in a hierarchy 平 仓 píng cāng to close a position (finance) 徇 私 舞 弊 xùn sī wǔ bì to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom) 混 迹 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community / hiding one's identity / occupying a position while not deserving it 荣 华 富 贵 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth 盘 腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position 内 定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried 领 导 职 务 lǐng dǎo zhí wù position of leadership 加 码 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 跃 升 yuè shēng to leap to (a higher position etc) / to jump / (of a plane) to ascend 边 关 biān guān border station / strategic defensive position on frontier 安 插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) 后 任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent 以 权 谋 私 yǐ quán móu sī to use one's position for personal gain (idiom) 征 召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position 辈 分 bèi fèn seniority in the family or clan / position in the family hierarchy 大 用 dà yòng to put sb in powerful position / to empower 唱 反 调 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position 占 主 导 地 位 zhàn zhǔ dǎo dì wèi dominant / predominant / to occupy a leading position 归 位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom) 平 步 青 云 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) 座 次 zuò cì seating arrangement / position in a seating arrangement 守 势 shǒu shì defensive position / guard 革 职 gé zhí to sack / to remove from a position / to depose 各 就 各 位 gè jiù gè wèi (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) / (athletics) On your mark! 权 位 quán wèi power and position (politics) 留 职 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job 乘 人 之 危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position 大 材 小 用 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut 处 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 仗 势 欺 人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around 虚 位 以 待 xū wèi yǐ dài to reserve a seat / to leave a position vacant 紫 袍 zǐ páo purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position 据 守 jù shǒu to guard / to hold a fortified position / entrenched 安 (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]) 以 少 胜 多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness 假 公 济 私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position 名 位 míng wèi fame and position / official rank 官 名 guān míng name of job in Imperial bureaucracy / official position 令 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 趺 坐 fū zuò to sit in the lotus position
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