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

Definition

verb
to take over a position (from a predecessor)to succeed someone in a role

Examples

  • 接任。
    Tā xià ge yuè jiāng jiē rén zǒng jīng lǐ de zhí wèi.
    He will take over the general manager position next month.
  • ，接任。
    Qián rèn lǐng dǎo tuì xiū hòu, yóu tā jiē rén.
    After the former leader retired, he took over.
  • 接任。
    Zhāng lǎo shī jiē rén le wáng lǎo shī de gōng zuò.
    Teacher Zhang took over Teacher Wang's work.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

接jiētake over
任rènpost

“接” means to take over and “任” means a post or duty, so one assumes a position.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
壬
壬rén任rèn
Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

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