挂职

掛職

guàzhí

verb #90,674

Meanings

1 to serve in a temporary government post (while keeping one's regular position)
2 temporary cadre assignment

Characters

post / position

Examples

他被派到西部挂职锻炼两年。

Tā bèi pài dào xībù guàzhí duànliàn liǎng nián.

He was sent to the western region for a two-year temporary post.

挂职干部回原单位继续工作。

Guàzhí gànbù huí yuán dānwèi jìxù gōngzuò.

Cadres on temporary assignment return to their original units to continue working.

Tips

culture

A standard CCP cadre training mechanism: an official 'hangs' their original position (literally 挂 'hang') and takes a temporary post elsewhere — usually a poorer region or a different agency — to broaden experience before returning.

Stroke Order

挂 guà

职 zhí