下任 (xià rèn) — next office holder, successor (in a position)

Definition

Examples

• 下任总统将在明年一月就职。
  xià rèn Zǒng tǒng jiāng zài míng nián yī yuè jiù zhí.
  The next president will take office in January next year.
• 董事会已经选出了下任主席。
  Dǒng shì huì yǐ jīng xuǎn chū le xià rèn zhǔ xí.
  The board has already elected the next chairperson.
• 下任院长需要处理很多遗留问题。
  xià rèn Yuàn zhǎng xū yào chǔ lǐ hěn duō yí liú wèn tí.
  The next dean needs to deal with many leftover issues.

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