Verbtake up an official post; assume office

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How to Use 上任 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 上任 with other words naturally.
Idiomwith走马
zǒu
shàng
rèn
neutral
take up a new post
Subject + Verbwith新官
xīn
guān
shàng
rèn
neutral
new official takes office
Adverb + Verbwith正式
zhèng
shì
shàng
rèn
formal
formally take office
Verb + Complementwith伊始
shàng
rèn
shǐ
formalWritten
upon taking office

Example Sentences with 上任

jīn
tiān
shàng
rèn
le
He took office today.
xīn
rèn
shì
zhǎng
shàng
rèn
shǐ
biàn便
zhuó
shǒu
tuī
dòng
chéng
shì
jiāo
tōng
tǒng
de
quán
miàn
gǎi
Upon taking office, the new mayor immediately began to promote comprehensive reform of the city's transportation system.
jué
de
xīn
zǒng
jiān
shàng
rèn
hòu
men
de
gōng
zuò
liú
chéng
huì
yǒu
shén
me
biàn
huà
ma
Do you think there will be any changes to our workflow after the new director takes office?
xīn
xiào
zhǎng
shàng
rèn
hòu
xué
xiào
biàn
gèng
hǎo
le
After the new principal took office, the school became better.
shàng
rèn
hòu
fēi
dàn
méi
yǒu
duì
xiàn
chéng
nuò
fǎn
ér
ràng
tuán
duì
shì
gèng
jiā
luò
After taking office, he not only failed to fulfill his promises but also further lowered team morale.
lǎo
wáng
tīng
shuō
men
mén
de
xīn
lǐng
dǎo
xià
zhōu
shàng
rèn
jiā
shì
bu
shì
dōu
tǐng
dài
de
Lao Wang, I heard your department's new leader is taking office next week. Is everyone quite looking forward to it?
zhè
wèi
jīng
shàng
rèn
jiǔ
jiù
chéng
gōng
jiě
jué
le
gōng
de
nán
Shortly after taking office, this manager successfully solved the company's difficult problems.
jǐn
guǎn
shàng
rèn
shí
miàn
lín
zhū
duō
tiāo
zhàn
dàn
píng
jiè
zhuó
yuè
de
lǐng
dǎo
zuì
zhōng
dài
lǐng
gōng
zǒu
chū
le
kùn
jìng
Although he faced many challenges when he took office, his exceptional leadership ultimately led the company out of its difficulties.