就任
jiùrèn
to take office; to assume a post
Characters in this word
任 rèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新市长就任后，立即宣布重组公共交通委员会。 Xīn shìzhǎng jiùrèn hòu, lìjí xuānbù chóngzǔ gōnggòng jiāotōng wěiyuánhuì. After taking office, the new mayor immediately announced the restructuring of the public transport committee.
- 新校长下周一正式就任。 Xīn xiàozhǎng xià zhōuyī zhèngshì jiùrèn. The new principal formally takes up the post next Monday.
- 他刚就任经理，就开始整理办公室的旧文件。 Tā gāng jiùrèn jīnglǐ, jiù kāishǐ zhěnglǐ bàngōngshì de jiù wénjiàn. He had just taken up the post of manager when he started sorting out the old files in the office.
Related words
- 就 jiù then, right away; just
- 就要 jiùyào about to
- 早就 zǎojiù long ago already
- 成就 chéngjiù achievement
- 就是 jiùshì exactly; precisely
- 就业 jiùyè to get a job
- 就读 jiùdú to attend school
- 就算 jiùsuàn even if
- 将就 jiāngjiu to make do; to put up with
- 就餐 jiùcān to dine; to have a meal
- 就此 jiùcǐ at this point; hereby; thereupon
- 就地 jiùdì on the spot; locally