Dictionary › 上任

上任

shàng rèn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

上任 (shàng rèn) means "to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 上任 means

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

The characters in 上任

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 任rènto assign; to appoint; to take up a post

Words containing 上任

• 走马上任zǒu mǎ shàng rèn(idiom) to take office; to assume a post
• 新官上任三把火xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)

Where 上任 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · shàn–shè (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shàng rèn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.