Chinese word

转正

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn zhèng

Meaning

  • verbbecome a permanent employee

Example

试用期满后，他终于转正了。shì yòng qī mǎn hòu tā zhōng yú zhuǎn zhèng le

After his probation ended, he finally became a permanent employee.

Illustration for 转正 (become a permanent employee)

More examples

他在试用期表现一般，最后没有转正。tā zài shì yòng qī biǎo xiàn yì bān zuì hòu méi yǒu zhuǎn zhèng

His performance during probation was average, and in the end he did not become a permanent employee.

Core concept

An employee's status switches from provisional to fully recognized within the organization.

Common phrases

  • 通过试用后转正tōng guò shì yòng hòu zhuǎn zhèng

    become a permanent employee after passing probation

  • 提前转正tí qián zhuǎn zhèng

    become a permanent employee early

  • 顺利转正shùn lì zhuǎn zhèng

    successfully become a permanent employee

Similar words

入职rù zhí: Start a job after joining a company or organization.
录用lù yòng: Officially hire a person chosen through a selection process.
聘用pìn yòng: Take someone on as an employee under agreed work terms.
签约qiān yuē: Enter an employment agreement by signing a contract with a company.

Definition in Chinese

在人事上表示通过试用或考核后被正式录用，成为公司正式员工。zài rén shì shàng biǎo shì tōng guò shì yòng huò kǎo hé hòu bèi zhèng shì lù yòng chéng wéi gōng sī zhèng shì yuán gōng

Word origin

转 (zhuǎn, "change") + 正 (zhèng, "official") combines a change of status with formal standing, giving the employment term its sense of becoming an official employee.

Usage tips

  • The word refers to a status change inside an existing job, not simply to getting hired for the first time, a distinction often hidden by the broad English word "hire."

Other meanings

  • be formally hiredverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 转正手续zhuǎn zhèng shǒu xùpermanent employment proceduresnoun

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