上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
上任
shàngrèn
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
- 新市长上任后，首先推动了住房和交通领域的联合改革。 Xīn shìzhǎng shàngrèn hòu, shǒuxiān tuīdòng le zhùfáng hé jiāotōng lǐngyù de liánhé gǎigé. After taking office, the new mayor first promoted joint reforms in housing and transport.
- 他上任才三个月，就解决了小区停车难的问题。 Tā shàngrèn cái sān gè yuè, jiù jiějué le xiǎoqū tíngchē nán de wèntí. Only three months after taking office, he solved the neighbourhood's difficult parking problem.
- 每位新上任的经理都要先熟悉部门的工作流程。 Měi wèi xīn shàngrèn de jīnglǐ dōu yào xiān shúxī bùmén de gōngzuò liúchéng. Every newly appointed manager must first become familiar with the department's workflow.
Related words
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 路上 lùshang on the way
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 上 shàng on, above; to go up
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work
- 上边 shàngbian above, on top
- 上车 shàngchē to get on (a bus or car)
- 上次 shàngcì last time
- 上课 shàngkè to attend class, to start class