official-obsessed person; position-craving individual
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
official-obsessed person; someone who is infatuated with securing an official post
neutralOften used in a slightly derogatory or critical sense to describe someone whose primary ambition is to climb the bureaucratic ladder, sometimes implying a lack of genuine concern for public service.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
shí十
zú足
de的
guān官
mí迷
，
zhěng整
tiān天
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
shēng升
qiān迁
。
He is a complete position-craver, studying how to get promoted all day long.
Nà那
gè个
guān官
mí迷
wèi为
le了
dāng当
guān官
，
bù不
xī惜
dào到
chù处
lā拉
guān关
xì系
。
That official-obsessed person is willing to pull strings everywhere just to become an official.
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Lǎo老
Zhāng张
bèi被
dà大
jiā家
xì戏
chēng称
wèi为
guān官
mí迷
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
zuò做
mèng梦
dōu都
xiǎng想
jìn进
lǐng领
dǎo导
bān班
zǐ子
。
Old Zhang is jokingly called a career-climber because he dreams of joining the leadership team.