act as interim official; hold office temporarily
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Meanings
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to act as an interim official; to temporarily hold a vacant post (historical usage)
archaicOriginally used in imperial Chinese bureaucracy to describe temporarily filling an official position until a permanent appointment was made. Now largely historical or used in formal bureaucratic contexts.
Tā他
bèi被
rèn任
mìng命
wéi为
shǔ署
lǐ理
zhī知
xiàn县
，
zhí直
dào到
xīn新
rèn任
xiàn县
lìng令
dào到
rèn任
。
He was appointed acting county magistrate until the new official arrived.
Shǔ署
lǐ理
zǒng总
dū督
quán全
quán权
chǔ处
lǐ理
jǐn紧
jí急
zhèng政
wù务
。
The acting governor-general handled urgent administrative affairs with full authority.
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Zhè这
bù部
zhǎng长
zhí职
wèi位
mù目
qián前
yóu由
fù副
bù部
zhǎng长
shǔ署
lǐ理
。
This ministerial position is currently being held in an acting capacity by the Vice Minister.
Shǔ署
lǐ理
qī期
jiān间
，
tā他
tuī推
xíng行
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
gǎi改
gé革
cuò措
shī施
。
During his tenure as acting official, he implemented a series of reform measures.