promote over ranks; exceptional promotion
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of officials) to promote over ranks; to grant an exceptional promotion
formalAn archaic, formal term from classical Chinese, specifically used in historical or literary contexts to describe the promotion of government officials skipping normal hierarchical steps. Not used in modern administrative language.
Yīn因
qí其
cái才
néng能
zhuó卓
zhù著
，
bèi被
cháo朝
tíng廷
chāo超
qiān迁
。
Because of his outstanding talent, he was exceptionally promoted by the imperial court.
Zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
，
chāo超
qiān迁
shì是
huáng皇
dì帝
jiǎng奖
shǎng赏
gōng功
chén臣
de的
shū殊
róng荣
。
In the Han Dynasty, exceptional promotion over ranks was an honor the emperor used to reward meritorious officials.
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Gǔ古
dài代
lì吏
zhì制
，
chāo超
qiān迁
bìng并
bù不
cháng常
jiàn见
。
In ancient official systems, promotion over ranks was not common.