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高職

简高职 · 繁高職

Mandarin · pinyin gāo zhí

vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校 gāo děng zhí yè jì shù xué xiào)
senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱 gāo jí zhí chēng)
high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員 gāo jí zhí yuán)
(Tw) vocational high school

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
職: Look up this written character
职: zhí · duty, profession; office, post

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gou1 zik1

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 高級職稱／高级职称 (gāojí zhíchēng) or 高級職位／高级职位 (gāojí zhíwèi, “prominent position; high position”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 高級職員／高级职员 (gāojí zhíyuán, “senior staff; executive staff; professional”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 高級職業學校／高级职业学校 (gāojí zhíyè xuéxiào, “vocational school”)

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