Chinese word

就任

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiù rèn

Meaning

  • verbtake office

Example

她已正式就任董事长了。tā yǐ zhèng shì jiù rèn dǒng shì zhǎng le

She has officially taken office as chairperson.

Illustration for 就任 (take office)

More examples

在仪式上，他宣誓就任总统。zài yí shì shàng tā xuān shì jiù rèn zóng tǒng

At the ceremony, he took an oath and assumed office as president.

Core concept

The point when an appointment becomes an active role that a person carries out.

Common phrases

  • 宣誓就任总统xuān shì jiù rèn zóng tǒng

    take office as president after swearing an oath

  • 正式就任董事长zhèng shì jiù rèn dǒng shì zhǎng

    officially assume the chairperson's office

  • 就任总理jiù rèn zóng lǐ

    assume office as premier

Similar words

就职jiù zhí: Starts working in a job or position after taking it up.
上任shàng rèn: Takes up an assigned post and begins carrying out its duties.
任命rèn mìng: Formally appoints a person to an official post.
担任dān rèn: Takes responsibility for a particular role or duty and carries it out.

Definition in Chinese

开始履行被委任的官方或正式职责，侧重于承担职务的起始时刻。kāi shǐ lǚ xíng bèi wěi rèn de guān fāng huò zhèng shì zhí zé cè zhòng yú chéng dān zhí wù de qí shǐ shí kè

Word origin

就任 (jiùrèn, "take office") is formed from 就 (jiù, "assume") + 任 (rèn, "office or responsibility"), so the compound joins taking up a post with its responsibility.

Usage tips

  • This verb suits elected or appointed posts rather than ordinary tasks or temporary activities, which helps separate formal office from everyday work.

Other meanings

  • serve asverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 再就任zài jiù rèntake office againverb
  • 就任典礼jiù rèn dián lǐinauguration ceremonynoun

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