接任 (jiē rén) — to take over a position (from a predecessor); to succeed someone in a role

Definition

Examples

• 他下个月将接任总经理的职位。
  Tā xià ge yuè jiāng jiē rén zǒng jīng lǐ de zhí wèi.
  He will take over the general manager position next month.
• 前任领导退休后，由他接任。
  Qián rèn lǐng dǎo tuì xiū hòu, yóu tā jiē rén.
  After the former leader retired, he took over.
• 张老师接任了王老师的工作。
  Zhāng lǎo shī jiē rén le wáng lǎo shī de gōng zuò.
  Teacher Zhang took over Teacher Wang's work.