转正 (zhuǎn zhèng) — to become a regular employee after a probationary period; to be confirmed in a position; (political) to become a full Party member after a probationary period

Definition

转正 means moving from probationary to permanent status — used both for employees (after 试用期) and for probationary Party members becoming full members.

verb
to become a regular employee after a probationary periodto be confirmed in a position(political) to become a full Party member after a probationary period

Examples

  • ,转正。
    Shì yòng qī jié shù hòu, tā hěn kuài jiù zhuǎn zhèng le.
    After the probation period ended, he became a regular employee very quickly.
  • ,。
    Tā zài gōng sī gōng zuò le bàn nián, zhōng yú zhuǎn le zhèng.
    He worked at the company for half a year and finally became a regular employee.
  • ,转正,。
    Rù dǎng yì nián hòu, tā zhuǎn zhèng le, chéng wéi zhèng shì dǎng yuán.
    After one year as a probationary Party member, she became a full member.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

转zhuǎnchange
正zhèngregular

转正 means to 转 into a 正 status, from probationary to regular.

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 轉; 转 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān轉zhuǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 轉 combines 車, a carriage, with 專 as a sound part; the simplified 转 is a later shorthand.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng正zhèng
Same sound today

正 pairs 止 with 丁; 止 marks the sense and 丁 gives the sound.

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