上任 (shàng rèn) — (verb) to take office, to assume a post; (noun) previous officeholder, predecessor
Definition
上任 can mean both 'to take office' (verb) and 'predecessor / former officeholder' (noun, like 前任). For 'take office' alone, 就职/就任 are more formal and common in written contexts.
verb
to take officeto assume a post
noun
previous officeholderpredecessor
Examples
- 上任。Xīn lái de shì zhǎng xià ge yuè shàng rèn.The new mayor will take office next month.
- 上任，。Zhè wèi shì shàng rèn de jīng lǐ, yǐ jīng tuì xiū le.This is the previous manager; he has already retired.
- 上任，。Tā shàng rèn yǐ hòu, gōng sī yè jì míng xiǎn shàng shēng.After he took office, the company's performance improved significantly.
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