上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 HSK 7-9
- to take office
- previous (incumbent)
- predecessor
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上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
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- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
- 上期 shàng qī ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧ soeng5 kei4 previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
任
- 主任 zhǔ rèn ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˋ zyu2 jam6 director
- 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
- 任务 任務 rèn wu ㄖㄣˋ ˙ㄨ jam6 mou6 mission; assignment; task; duty; role
- 任命 rèn mìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jam6 ming6 to appoint
- 任性 rèn xìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jam6 sing3 willful
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- 任意 rèn yì ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ jam6 ji3 any
- 任期 rèn qī ㄖㄣˋ ㄑㄧ jam6 kei4 term of office
- 任职 任職 rèn zhí ㄖㄣˋ ㄓˊ jam6 zik1 to hold a post; to take office
- 信任 xìn rèn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ seon3 jam6 to trust
- 兼任 jiān rèn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ gim1 jam6 to hold a concurrent post
- 出任 chū rèn ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˋ ceot1 jam6 to take up a post; to start in a new job
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 胜任 勝任 shèng rèn ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ sing1 jam6 qualified
- 就任 jiù rèn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ zau6 jam6 to take office
- 担任 擔任 dān rèn ㄉㄢ ㄖㄣˋ daam1 jam6 to hold a governmental office or post
- 放任 fàng rèn ㄈㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ fong3 jam6 to ignore
- 现任 現任 xiàn rèn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ jin6 jam6 to occupy a post currently
- 聘任 pìn rèn ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ ping3 jam6 to appoint (to a position)
- 责任 責任 zé rèn ㄗㄜˊ ㄖㄣˋ zaak3 jam6 responsibility; duty; liability
- 连任 連任 lián rèn ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ lin4 jam6 to continue in (a political) office
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- 非异人任 非異人任 fēi yì rén rèn ㄈㄟ ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˋ fei1 ji6 jan4 jam6 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
- 力不胜任 力不勝任 lì bù shèng rèn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ lik6 bat1 sing1 jam6 not to be up to the task (idiom)
- 任劳任怨 任勞任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn ㄖㄣˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄩㄢˋ jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
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- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán ㄖㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ jam6 kei4 zi6 jin4 to let things take their course (idiom)
- 任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ jam6 jan4 wai4 can1 (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
- 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄍㄜ jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 to get trampled on (idiom)
- 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 听之任之 聽之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ ting3 zi1 jam6 zi1 (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
- 知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ zi1 jan4 sin6 jam6 (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
Example sentences
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新 官 上任 三 把 火 。
A new broom sweeps clean.
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她 的 英语 英語 说 說 得 比 班上 任何 人 都 好 。
She speaks English better than any of her classmates.
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她 唱歌 唱 得 比 班上 任何 一个人 一個人 好 。
She can sing better than anybody else in her class.
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杰米 傑米 的 英语 英語 比 他 班上 任何 一个 一個 同学 同學 的 都 好 。
Jim is above any of his classmates in English.
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世界 上任 何 山峰 都 达不到 珠穆朗瑪峰 的 高度 。
No other mountain in the world is as tall as Mt. Everest.
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