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上任 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility |
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上
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Pronunciation 1
Verb
上任
- to take up a new post; to assume a new position
Synonyms
- 任事 (rènshì) (literary)
- 任職／任职 (rènzhí)
- 供職／供职 (gòngzhí) (literary)
- 做事 (zuòshì)
- 出任 (chūrèn)
- 到任 (dàorèn) (literary)
- 到職／到职 (dàozhí) (literary)
- 即位 (jíwèi)
- 就事 (jiùshì) (literary)
- 就任 (jiùrèn)
- 就位 (jiùwèi)
- 就職／就职 (jiùzhí)
- 蒞任／莅任 (lìrèn) (literary)
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Adjective
上任
- previous; former; incumbent
Noun
上任
- predecessor
Synonyms