shàng rèn

HSK 7–9

上任 (shàng rèn) is a Chinese word meaning “to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor”.

Meanings

  1. 1to take office
  2. 2previous (incumbent)
  3. 3predecessor

Characters in 上任

上shǎng · used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]任rèn · to assign

Related words

上used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上(bound form) up; upper; above; previous任何any; whatever; whichever上帝God马上at once晚上evening身上on the body看上去it would appear事实上in fact上面on top of早上early morning任务mission; assignment; task; duty; role

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