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Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn zhèng

to transfer to full membership
to obtain tenure

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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3–4 · zhuan3 zheng4

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verb

to become a regular worker (from a temporary worker) or member; to become the person assuming the official position (e.g. lover, partner, etc.)
(Mainland China) to become a full member after completion of a probationary period (of a probationary member of the Communist Party of China)

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