promote; get promoted
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to promote (someone) to a higher position or rank; to be promoted
Commonly used in workplace contexts. Can indicate either the action of promoting someone (active) or receiving a promotion (passive, often with 了).
Tā他
gōng工
zuò作
chū出
sè色
，
qù去
nián年
tí提
le了
zhí职
。
He performed excellently at work and got promoted last year.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
tí提
tā他
de的
zhí职
，
ràng让
tā他
dāng当
bù部
mén门
jīng经
lǐ理
。
The company decided to promote him and make him department manager.
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Zhè这
cì次
tí提
zhí职
de的
jī机
huì会
hěn很
nán难
dé得
，
nǐ你
yī一
dìng定
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
bǎ把
wò握
。
This promotion opportunity is rare; you must seize it.
Zhǐ只
yǒu有
biǎo表
xiàn现
yōu优
xiù秀
，
cái才
yǒu有
kě可
néng能
bèi被
tí提
zhí职
。
Only with excellent performance is there a possibility of being promoted.