Definition
职称 refers to a professional title in a formal ranking hierarchy (e.g., associate professor, senior engineer), indicating one's rank in a career system. It differs from 职位 (a specific job post), 职务 (the duties of a post), 称号 (a general title, often honorary), and 头衔 (any title, honorary or professional). 名次 is a ranking in a contest, not a professional rank.
noun
professional title (in a formal ranking system, e.g., professor, senior engineer)
Easily confused
- 支撑zhī chēngsound-aliketo support (physically, by bearing weight)
Examples
- 职称。Tā huā le shí nián shíjiān cái píng shàng zhèng gāojí zhí chēng.It took him ten years to be rated as a senior professional title.
- 职称。Bàokǎo zhège gǎngwèi xūyào zhōngjí yǐshàng zhí chēng.Applying for this position requires at least an intermediate professional title.
- 职称。Měi gè gāoxiào duì zhí chēng píngdìng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de biāozhǔn.Each university has its own criteria for professional title evaluation.
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