轮岗 (lún gǎng) — to rotate jobs (within an organization)

Definition

轮岗 means rotating employees through different positions within the same organization for training or development. It's a workplace/HR term — distinct from 跳槽 (changing companies) or 调动 (a single transfer).

verb
to rotate jobs (within an organization)

Examples

  • 轮岗。
    Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì ān pái yuán gōng lún gǎng yí cì.
    The company arranges job rotation for employees once a year.
  • 轮岗。
    Tā tōng guò lún gǎng xué xí le bù tóng bù mén de yè wù.
    He learned about different departments' operations through job rotation.
  • 轮岗。
    lún gǎng Zhì dù yǒu zhù yú tí gāo yuán gōng de zōng hé néng lì.
    The job rotation system helps improve employees' comprehensive abilities.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

轮lúnrotate
岗gǎngpost

轮岗 means to 轮 the 岗, rotating people among posts.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún輪lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

Open 轮 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 崗; 岗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
岡
岡gāng崗gǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 崗 uses 山 to show a hill or mountain and 岡 to carry the sound; the simplified 岗 is a later shorthand.

Open 岗 →

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