上任 shàng rèn — to take office

Meanings

1. 1

   to take office

   to take office

   verb

Character breakdown

• 上

  shàng (fourth tone, falling)

  above, upper, on top of; to go up, to get on, to attend; last, previous (上个月)

  3 strokesRadical 一

Words containing 上

• 上shàng (fourth tone, falling)on, on top of, above
• 身上shēn (first tone, high and level) shang (neutral tone)on the body
• 晚上wǎnshang (third tone, dipping)evening, night
• 早上zǎoshang (third tone, dipping)early morning
• 马上/馬上mǎshàng (third tone, dipping)at once, right away, immediately
• 实际上/實際上shí (second tone, rising) jì (fourth tone, falling) shàng (fourth tone, falling)in fact
• 上面shàng (fourth tone, falling) miàn (fourth tone, falling)on top of
• 事实上/事實上shì (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising) shàng (fourth tone, falling)in fact
• 路上lù (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone)on the road
• 加上jiā (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)plus
• 上午shàngwǔ (fourth tone, falling)morning (before noon)
• 上班shàngbān (fourth tone, falling)to go to work, to be at work
• 车上/車上chē (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)Car
• 以上yǐ (third tone, dipping) shàng (fourth tone, falling)that level or higher
• 上去shàng (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go up
• 地上dì (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone)on the ground
• 上网/上網shàngwǎng (fourth tone, falling)to go online, to use the internet
• 上周shàng (fourth tone, falling) zhōu (first tone, high and level)last week