上
任

To take office in Chinese: 上任 (shàng rèn)

shàng rèn

to take office

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take office
  2. 2previous (incumbent)
  3. 3predecessor

Stroke order

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上
任

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄣˋ

rèn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 新经理刚上任就改了很多规定。

    xīn jīng lǐ gāng shàng rèn jiù gǎi le hěn duō guī dìng。

    The new manager changed many rules right after taking office.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

任

rèn

to assign

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

任何

rèn hé

any

任务

rèn wu

mission

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

责任

zé rèn

responsibility

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