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在編

简在编 · 繁在編

Mandarin · pinyin zài biān

(of personnel or positions) having permanent status under China's official staffing system 編制 biān zhì, with full benefits and job security

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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
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编: biān · knit, weave; arrange; compile

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4–1 · zai4 bian1

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verb

(chiefly attributive) to be permanently employed; to be on the list of permanent staff
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 在, 編 /编 (biān): weaving, fabricating, etc

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