新官上任三把火
新官上任三把火 xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ san1 gun1 soeng5 jam6 saam1 baa2 fo2
- (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
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新
- 全新 quán xīn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 san1 all new; completely new
- 刷新 shuā xīn ㄕㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ caat3 san1 to renovate
- 创新 創新 chuàng xīn ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ cong3 san1 to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails
- 崭新 嶄新 zhǎn xīn ㄓㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zaam2 san1 brand new
- 新人 xīn rén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ san1 jan4 newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent
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- 新型 xīn xíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˊ san1 jing4 new type; new kind
- 新奇 xīn qí ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧˊ san1 kei4 novel; new; exotic
- 新娘 xīn niáng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ san1 noeng4 bride
- 新年 xīn nián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ san1 nin4 New Year
- 新式 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ san1 sik1 new style; latest type
- 新房 xīn fáng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄤˊ san1 fong4 brand new house
- 新手 xīn shǒu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 new hand
- 新款 xīn kuǎn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄢˇ san1 fun2 new style
- 新潮 xīn cháo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ san1 ciu4 modern
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇ san1 wing6 lit. new bud
- 新闻 新聞 xīn wén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊ san1 man4 news
- 新兴 新興 xīn xīng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥ san1 hing1 (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising
- 新郎 xīn láng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˊ san1 long4 bridegroom; groom
- 新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ san1 sin1 fresh (experience, food etc)
官
- 器官 qì guān ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢ hei3 gun1 (physiology) organ; apparatus
- 官僚 guān liáo ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ gun1 liu4 bureaucrat
- 官兵 guān bīng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gun1 bing1 (military) officers and soldiers
- 官司 guān si ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ gun1 si1 lawsuit
- 官吏 guān lì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ gun1 lei6 bureaucrat
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- 官员 官員 guān yuán ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄢˊ gun1 jyun4 official (in an organization or government)
- 官方 guān fāng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄤ gun1 fong1 government
- 教官 jiào guān ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ gaau3 gun1 military instructor
- 法官 fǎ guān ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ faat3 gun1 judge (in court)
- 警官 jǐng guān ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ging2 gun1 constable; police officer
- 军官 軍官 jūn guān ㄐㄩㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ gwan1 gun1 officer (military)
- 外交官 wài jiāo guān ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄢ ngoi6 gaau1 gun1 diplomat
- 打官司 dǎ guān si ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ daa2 gun1 si1 to file a lawsuit
- 官僚主义 官僚主義 guān liáo zhǔ yì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6 bureaucracy
- 上官 Shàng guān ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄢ soeng6 gun1 two-character surname Shangguan
- 上官 shàng guān ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄢ soeng6 gun1 high-ranking official
- 丢官 丟官 diū guān ㄉㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄢ diu1 gun1 (of an official) to lose one's job
- 五官 wǔ guān ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ng5 gun1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
- 做官 zuò guān ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zou6 gun1 to take an official post
- 冗官 rǒng guān ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ jung2 gun1 redundant officials
上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 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
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 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)
任
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 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
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- 任性 rèn xìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jam6 sing3 willful
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 标新竞异 標新競異 biāo xīn jìng yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 ging6 ji6 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
- 标新领异 標新領異 biāo xīn lǐng yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 ling5 ji6 to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
- 标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 laap6 ji6 to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
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- 标新取异 標新取異 biāo xīn qǔ yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 ceoi2 ji6 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
- 壁垒一新 壁壘一新 bì lěi yī xīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ bik1 leoi5 jat1 san1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
- 除旧布新 除舊布新 chú jiù bù xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 bou3 san1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 除旧更新 除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣ goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
- 焕然一新 煥然一新 huàn rán yī xīn ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ wun6 jin4 jat1 san1 to look completely new (idiom); brand new
- 达官贵人 達官貴人 dá guān guì rén ㄉㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ daat6 gun1 gwai3 jan4 (idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential
- 高官厚禄 高官厚祿 gāo guān hòu lù ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ gou1 gun1 hau5 luk6 high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position
- 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ gun1 bou3 si1 sau4 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
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- 官逼民反 guān bī mín fǎn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄢˇ gun1 bik1 man4 faan2 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
- 官官相护 官官相護 guān guān xiāng hù ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˋ gun1 gun1 soeng1 wu6 officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up
- 官私合营 官私合營 guān sī hé yíng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄥˊ gun1 si1 hap6 jing4 public and private interests working together (idiom)
- 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
- 加官进爵 加官進爵 jiā guān jìn jué ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gaa1 gun1 zeon3 zoek3 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
- 加官进禄 加官進祿 jiā guān jìn lù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ gaa1 gun1 zeon3 luk6 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
- 加官进位 加官進位 jiā guān jìn wèi ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋ gaa1 gun1 zeon3 wai6 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
- 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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