上任 shàngrèn HSK7 to take office Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shàngrèn to take office 上 shàng particleverb to go up to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place任 rèn nounverb post An official position or job; a responsibility or dutyshàngrèn predecessor 上 shàng adjectivedeterminer last preceding; previous; used to refer to a previous time or part of a series任 rèn measure word [term] (classifier) Used for terms of office or for a sequence of partners like spouses or girlfriends.