day 149bosses and teams

bosses and teams

Describe who’s who in a company, from the board to the front desk, and give a quick example with the spoken marker 这不.

today’s words

• 上司 shàngsi · boss, superior
• 下属 xiàshǔ · subordinate
• 下级 xiàjí · lower level, subordinate
• 同仁 tóngrén · colleagues (formal)
• 骨干 gǔgàn · backbone, key member
• 元老 yuánlǎo · founding member, veteran
• 资深 zīshēn · senior, experienced
• 资历 zīlì · experience, record (of service)
• 职称 zhíchēng · professional title
• 头衔 tóuxián · title (of a position)
• 级别 jíbié · level, rank
• 首席 shǒuxí · chief; first seat
• 董事 dǒngshì · director (of a board)
• 董事会 dǒngshìhuì · board of directors
• 董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng · chairman (of the board)
• 理事 lǐshì · council member; to manage affairs
• 干事 gànshi · officer, secretary (of a group)
• 创始人 chuàngshǐrén · founder
• 接班人 jiēbānrén · successor
• 接班 jiēbān · to take over (a shift, a role)
• 接手 jiēshǒu · to take over (a task)
• 接替 jiētì · to replace, succeed (someone)
• 交接 jiāojiē · to hand over (work)
• 掌管 zhǎngguǎn · to be in charge of
• 掌舵 zhǎngduò · to be at the helm; helmsman
• 领军 lǐngjūn · to lead (a field); leading
• 带头 dàitóu · to take the lead, set an example
• 带队 dàiduì · to lead a team or group
• 牵头 qiāntóu · to take the lead (in organising)
• 率 shuài · to lead (a group)
• 器重 qìzhòng · to think highly of (a junior)
• 重用 zhòngyòng · to give an important post to
• 提拔 tíbá · to promote
• 晋升 jìnshēng · to be promoted
• 赏识 shǎngshí · to appreciate (someone’s talent)

sentences

• 刘经理很受器重。这不，又让她牵头了。 · Manager Liu is highly valued. See? She’s been put in charge again.
• 她是我们团队的技术骨干，做事从容不迫。 · She’s the technical backbone of our team, and she never gets flustered.
• 公司的创始人明年要退休了，他全身心地为公司干了十五年。 · The company’s founder is retiring next year: he has given the company fifteen years, heart and soul.
• 这件事要董事会决定，我们只能等结果揭晓。 · This has to be decided by the board: we can only wait for the result to be announced.
• 他工作努力，去年晋升为部门经理。 · He works hard, and last year he was promoted to department manager.