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轉幹

简转干 · 繁轉幹

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn gàn

to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)

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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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3–4 · zhuan3 gan4

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