Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
海洋工程正處長
English translation:
Chief of the Ocean Engineering Division
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Caroline Moreno
Dec 11, 2008 01:12
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海洋工程正處長
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Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Occupation
The only context I have for this is that it is someone's job. A survey asks "What job do you do?" and the customer responds with the above term.
Could the 正 mean "acting"?
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Could the 正 mean "acting"?
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Chief, Ocean Engineering Division
Here 正 simply indicates he/she is the current chief, but it doesn't need to be stated. 'Acting Chief' would be written as 代理處長. Obviously if the title were to be written in-line you could write it as "chief of the ocean engineering division".
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Sherwin Zhou
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Section Chief of Oceaneering
表示职位的“正”可译为：Principal或chief，也可不译出这个字，如正副主任：director and deputy director;
处长：Section Chief ；
处长：Section Chief ；
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Director general in charge of oceaneering
I think it is a better way to phrase this
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Note added at 1小时 (2008-12-11 02:45:09 GMT)
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or Section Chief in charge of oceaneering
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Note added at 1小时 (2008-12-11 02:45:09 GMT)
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or Section Chief in charge of oceaneering
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Oceaneering Division Chief, or Director of Oceaneering Division
FYI
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Director of Ocean Engineering Division
"正" here does not need to be translated
...处长：Director of ... Division
please refer to http://www.scientrans.com/pedia/trans7.html
...处长：Director of ... Division
please refer to http://www.scientrans.com/pedia/trans7.html
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Oceanographic Engineering Head of Department
The 正 here is symbolic and signifies that this person is in fact the actual head of department i.e. there is nobody else above in the organizational hierarchy.
It does not need a translation.
China is still very hierarchical, and people will often claim to be manager / director etc but are in fact a deputy or assistant. The true "top banana" will seldom be "in public" except for the most special or important of occasions.
It does not need a translation.
China is still very hierarchical, and people will often claim to be manager / director etc but are in fact a deputy or assistant. The true "top banana" will seldom be "in public" except for the most special or important of occasions.
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