上任 [－－]

Jyutping soeng5 jam6
Pinyin shàng rèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take office
  2. previous (incumbent)
  3. predecessor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    開始擔​任一​個​職位
    to take up an official position; to take up office
    • 首相會喺一月上任。
      首相会喺一月上任。
      sau2 soeng3 wui5 hai2 jat1 jyut6 soeng5 jam6.
      The prime minister will take up office in January.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take up a new post; to assume a new position
    (syn.) 到职, 供职, 任事, 就職, 到任, 出任, 就职, 就事, 蒞任, 任職, 即位, 到職, 就位, 供職, 做事, 就任, 莅任, 任职
  2. adj
    previous; former; incumbent
  3. noun
    predecessor
    (syn.) 前任
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3571
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    世界上任何山峰都达不到珠穆朗玛峰的高度。
    世界上任何山峰都达不到珠穆朗瑪峰的高度。
    shì jiè shàng rèn hé shān fēng dōu dá bù dào zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng de gāo dù 。
    • No other mountain in the world is so high as Mt. Everest.
    • No other mountain in the world is as tall as Mt. Everest.
  2. Mandarin
    新官上任三把火。
    新官上任三把火。
    xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ 。
    • A new broom sweeps clean.
  3. Mandarin
    她的英语说得比班上任何人都好。
    她的英語說得比班上任何人都好。
    tā de yīng yǔ shuō dé bǐ bān shàng rèn hé rén dōu hǎo 。
    • She speaks English better than any of her classmates.
    • She is better at speaking English than any of her classmates.
  4. Mandarin
    她唱歌唱得比班上任何一个人好。
    她唱歌唱得比班上任何一個人好。
    tā chàng gē chàng dé bǐ bān shàng rèn hé yī gè rén hǎo 。
    • She can sing better than anybody else in her class.
  5. Mandarin
    杰米的英语比他班上任何一个同学的都好。
    傑米的英語比他班上任何一個同學的都好。
    jié mǐ de yīng yǔ bǐ tā bān shàng rèn hé yí gè tóng xué de dōu hǎo 。
    • Jim is above any of his classmates in English.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    上任
    上任
    soeng5 jam6
    • to begin to hold office
  2. Cantonese
    新政党一上任，前朝政府官员大肆被清算。
    新政黨一上任，前朝政府官員大肆被清算。
    san1 zing3 dong2 jat1 soeng5 jam6, cin4 ciu4 zing3 fu2 gun1 jyun4 daai6 si3 bei6 cing1 syun3
    • Once the new party took office, the former government officials were purged left and right.
  3. Cantonese
    理论上任何人都可以提出异议，不过通常都冇人会出声。
    理論上任何人都可以提出異議，不過通常都冇人會出聲。
    • In theory anybody can raise objections, but usually nobody speaks up.
  4. Cantonese
    首相会喺一月上任。
    首相會喺一月上任。
    sau2 soeng3 wui5 hai2 jat1 jyut6 soeng5 jam6.
    • The prime minister will take up office in January.