首任 (shǒu rèn) — first person to hold a position; inaugural officeholder
Definition
Used only in formal/written Chinese to label the very first person to hold an office (often right before a title like 总统, 主席). It modifies the title; it is not a stand-alone way to say 'first president' in conversation.
noun
first person to hold a positioninaugural officeholder
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 首任。Tā shì gāi guó de shǒu rèn zǒng tǒng.He is the country's first president.
- 首任。shǒu rèn Zhǔ xí zài rèn qī jiān zuò le hěn duō gǎi gé.The first chairman made many reforms during his term.
- 首任。Gōng sī rèn mìng le shǒu rèn shǒu xí zhí xíng guān.The company appointed its first CEO.
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