take over parent's position; succeed to a job
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of an employee's child) to take over a parent's job position when the parent retires
technicalRefers to a specific employment practice in China's state-owned enterprises and public institutions, particularly common during the planned economy era, where children would inherit their parents' staffing quotas (编制) to ensure family employment stability.
Tā他
fù父
qīn亲
qù去
nián年
tuì退
xiū休
，
tā他
dǐng顶
zhí职
jìn进
le了
gōng工
chǎng厂
。
His father retired last year, and he took over his position to join the factory.
Dǐng顶
zhí职
zhì制
dù度
zài在
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
bā八
jiǔ九
shí十
nián年
dài代
fēi非
cháng常
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
The system of children succeeding to their parents' jobs was very common in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
duō多
dān单
wèi位
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
zài再
shí实
xíng行
dǐng顶
zhí职
le了
。
Many work units no longer implement the practice of job succession nowadays.