"To take office" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 上任 | shàng rèn | to take office / previous (incumbent) / predecessor |   |
| 就职 | jiù zhí | to take office / to assume a post | |
| 任职 | rèn zhí | to hold a post / to take office | |
| 就任 | jiù rèn | to take office / to assume a post | |
| 到任 | dào rèn | to take office / to assume a post | |
| 走马上任 | zǒu mǎ shàng rèn | (idiom) to take office / to assume a post | |
| 莅任 | lì rèn | to attend / to take office / to be present (in administrative capacity) | |
