be promoted to (a position)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be promoted to (a position or post); to advance to and assume
formalUsed in formal or official contexts to describe promotion to a higher rank or position, commonly in military, government, or corporate hierarchies. Implies both the promotion and the assumption of the new role.
Tā他
yóu由
pái排
zhǎng长
shēng升
rèn任
lián连
zhǎng长
。
He was promoted from platoon leader to company commander.
Tā她
yīn因
gōng工
zuò作
chū出
sè色
ér而
shēng升
rèn任
bù部
mén门
jīng经
lǐ理
。
She was promoted to department manager due to her outstanding work.
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Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
yú于
qù去
nián年
shēng升
rèn任
zhàn战
qū区
sī司
lìng令
。
This general was promoted to theater commander last year.