# 上任 (shàngrèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 上任 (shàngrèn) means “to take office”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take office
- Pinyin: shàngrèn (shang4 ren4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 新经理下个月正式上任。
  Xīn jīnglǐ xià ge yuè zhèngshì shàngrèn.
  The new manager officially takes office next month.

## Characters

- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above
- [任](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-appoint/) (rèn): to appoint; post

https://hanziro.com/word/shang-ren-take-office/

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