guà zhí

挂 职

Level:

SW HSK 4

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v.hold a temporary leading post (to gain experience)
- zhè wèi zuò jiā guà zhí fù xiàn zhǎng shēn rù shēng huó sōu jí chuàng zuò de sù cái
  这位作家挂职副县长，深入生活搜集创作的素材。
  This writer took on the position as a deputy county magistrate in order to go deep into the thick of life and gather source material for his novel.
- gàn bù guà zhí shì zhōng guó gàn bù rén shì guǎn lǐ zhì dù de zhòng yào zǔ chéng bù fen
  干部挂职是中国干部人事管理制度的重要组成部分。
  Sending cadres is the important part of Chinese personnel management systems.
- guà zhí duàn liàn de zhì dù
  挂职锻炼的制度
  training system for sending
2
v.(when sb. is dispatched to work in a grass-roots unit) reserve one's original position
- tā zài xiàn lǐ guà zhí dāng fù xiàn zhǎng
  他在县里挂职当副县长。
  He served as the deputy head of the county.
3
v.suspend duties; retain one’s position while working temporarily elsewhere
- tā cān jiā le xué xiào zǔ zhī de shǔ qī guà zhí shí xí huó dòng
  她参加了学校组织的暑期挂职实习活动。
  She took part in the summer internship program organized by the school but retained her current job.

Separable word
"挂" and "职" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我曾经在这间公司挂过职。
  I held a temporary post in this company.
- 他只是在这里挂着职。
  He is just a nominal worker here.
- 他是挂了职下放到这里来的。
  He is transferred to the lower post while retaining his original position.

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